X-Git-Url: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=elogind.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=docs%2Fudev.xml;h=8c07f0e68746ca3884c9c0cadf3c5d0f228d889e;hp=3db66f80016d4ea2ad55bf81e03359101a8b72df;hb=c082b99acbc4b25fd133a88bfabf68eee23d7b0b;hpb=fc55cf68ca0c0db5172a9de7e827c6c3f7c2a308 diff --git a/docs/udev.xml b/docs/udev.xml index 3db66f800..8c07f0e68 100644 --- a/docs/udev.xml +++ b/docs/udev.xml @@ -42,9 +42,7 @@ Usually udev runs as udevd 8 and receives uevents directly from the - kernel if a device is added or removed form the system. The program - udev itself may be used as an event handler in situations, - where running the daemon is not appropriate, like in initramfs. + kernel if a device is added or removed form the system. If udev receives a device event, it matches its configured rules against the available device attributes provided in sysfs to identify the device. @@ -393,7 +391,7 @@ - , + , The value of an environment variable. @@ -424,18 +422,6 @@ - - , - - If a device node already exists with the name, the smallest next free - number is used. This can be used to create compatibility symlinks and enumerate - devices of the same type originating from different kernel subsystems. - Note: The use of the enumeration facility is unreliable for events that - request a number at the same time. The use of enumerations in todays setups - where devices can come and go at any time is not recommended. - - - ,