X-Git-Url: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=elogind.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=TODO;h=84bfbf372ea5c9ecf6200f9fae2e0b410b81efba;hp=f64273cab445859e41c292c61445f4ef5ef87f19;hb=71b4b701b1c5261de0dba5b071ec10089361de0e;hpb=9b2a90381277b821316b548f7472a4d226545b15 diff --git a/TODO b/TODO index f64273cab..84bfbf372 100644 --- a/TODO +++ b/TODO @@ -1,24 +1,17 @@ -These things would be nice to have: - o log the relationship of the kernel name and the persistent disk name - to syslog, so any error logged from the kernel can be associated with - any of the links at that time -These things will change in future udev versions: - o make DRIVER== to match only the event device - (DRIVERS must be used, we currently translate it to DRIVERS and print - a warning if DRIVER is used) - - o warn if BUS, ID, SYSFS are used as keys - (they are SUBSYSTEMS, KERNELS, ATTRS now) - -These things are deprecated and scheduled for removal in a future -udev version: - o remove old udevdb dump 'udevinfo -d' - (-e exports everything) - - o remove udevstart - (we rely on the kernel "uevent" triggers of kernel 2.6.15 and no longer - want to guess event properties from sysfs like udevstart is doing it) - - o remove extra for /etc/dev.d/ /etc/hotplug.d/ - (that inefficient stuff should finally go away) + o drop support for node names in name stack, support only symlinks + With well defined and kernel-supplied node names, we no longer need + to support a possible stack of conflicting symlinks and node names. + From there on, only symlinks with identical names can be claimed + by multiple devices. It will simplify the logic a lot and shrink + /dev/.udev/names/ significantly. Also exclude "*/MAJ:MIN" link names + from the name stack, they can not conflict. + o remove most NAME= rules (they are provided by the 2.6.31 kernel) + o convert firmware.sh to C + o symlink names to udevadm will no longer be resolved to old command names + o "udevadm control" commands will only accept the -- syntax + o get rid of braindead "scan all devices to find myself" libusb interface + if it can not be fixed, drop libusb entirely + o remove copy of bsg.h + o drop all support for the DEPRECATED sysfs layout + o add warning for BUS, SYSFS, ID