[Buildroot] [PATCH] busybox: provide /etc/mdev.conf if mdev is used

Peter Korsgaard jacmet at uclibc.org
Fri Jul 8 18:06:06 UTC 2011


>>>>> "Luca" == Luca Ceresoli <luca at lucaceresoli.net> writes:

 Luca> Without an mdev.conf file installed, mdev generates some /dev entries in
 Luca> an incorrect or non-standard way. Some examples:
 Luca>  1. /dev/null has permissions 660, but it should be accessible to normal
 Luca>     users;
 Luca>  2. alsa devices get created in /dev, not /dev/snd as is more common,
 Luca>     and as the default value of BR2_PACKAGE_ALSA_LIB_DEVDIR suggests;
 Luca>  3. event<N> files are created in /dev, not /dev/input.

 Luca> This mdev.conf is a selection from the examples provided in the busybox
 Luca> sources with minor tweaks.

Looks good, except for ..

 Luca> diff --git a/package/busybox/busybox.mk b/package/busybox/busybox.mk
 Luca> index 509c3bb..30b7ab6 100644
 Luca> --- a/package/busybox/busybox.mk
 Luca> +++ b/package/busybox/busybox.mk
 Luca> @@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_ROOTFS_DEVICE_CREATION_DYNAMIC_MDEV),y)
 Luca>  define BUSYBOX_INSTALL_MDEV_SCRIPT
 Luca>  	install -m 0755 package/busybox/S10mdev $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d
 Luca>  endef
 Luca> +define BUSYBOX_INSTALL_MDEV_CONF
 Luca> +	install -m 0644 package/busybox/mdev.conf $(TARGET_DIR)/etc

Please use install -D, and only install if the file is not already
there in the rootfs.

Otherwise it looks good. Care to fix and resend?

-- 
Bye, Peter Korsgaard



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