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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/filesystems/devfs/ChangeLog | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/filesystems/devfs/README | 29 |
2 files changed, 33 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/devfs/ChangeLog b/Documentation/filesystems/devfs/ChangeLog index 1db800e739c7..89788a23d088 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/devfs/ChangeLog +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/devfs/ChangeLog @@ -1931,3 +1931,11 @@ Changes for patch v213 - Protected <scan_dir_for_removable> and <get_removable_partition> from changing directory contents +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v214 + +- Switched to ISO C structure field initialisers + +- Updated README from master HTML file + +- Fixed devfs entry leak in <devfs_readdir> when *readdir fails diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/devfs/README b/Documentation/filesystems/devfs/README index 3c9d29861e28..147f2efa86e3 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/devfs/README +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/devfs/README @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Devfs (Device File System) FAQ Linux Devfs (Device File System) FAQ Richard Gooch -7-APR-2002 +21-JUL-2002 Document languages: @@ -788,6 +788,9 @@ following to set this up: make sure the kernel does not mount devfs at boot time +make sure you have a correct /dev/console entry in your +root file-system (where your disc-based /dev lives) + create the /dev-state directory @@ -1288,9 +1291,10 @@ parameters:c=1,b=2,t=3,u=4 would appear as: SCSI Generic Devices -All SCSI CD-ROMs are placed under /dev/sg. A similar naming -scheme is used as for SCSI discs. A SCSI generic device with the -parameters:c=1,b=2,t=3,u=4 would appear as: +The generic (aka. raw) interface for all SCSI devices are placed under +/dev/sg. A similar naming scheme is used as for SCSI discs. A +SCSI generic device with the parameters:c=1,b=2,t=3,u=4 would appear +as: /dev/sg/c1b2t3u4 @@ -1605,6 +1609,23 @@ make sure that devfs is mounted on /dev. See above for how to do that. +I have extra or incorrect entries in /dev + +You may have stale entries in your dev-state area. Check for a +RESTORE configuration line in your devfsd configuration +(typically /etc/devfsd.conf). If you have this line, check +the contents of the specified directory for stale entries. Remove +any entries which are incorrect, then reboot. + + +I get "Unable to open initial console" messages at boot + +This usually happens when you don't have devfs automounted onto +/dev at boot time, and there is no valid +/dev/console entry on your root file-system. Create a valid +/dev/console device node. + + |