From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 22 Nov 2001 02:45:06 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 22 Nov 2001 02:44:56 -0500 Received: from vindaloo.ras.ucalgary.ca ([136.159.55.21]:52901 "EHLO vindaloo.ras.ucalgary.ca") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 22 Nov 2001 02:44:44 -0500 Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2001 00:44:08 -0700 Message-Id: <200111220744.fAM7i8s28650@vindaloo.ras.ucalgary.ca> From: Richard Gooch To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, devfs-announce-list@vindaloo.ras.ucalgary.ca Subject: [PATCH] devfs v198 available Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi, all. Version 198 of my devfs patch is now available from: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/~rgooch/linux/kernel-patches.html The devfs FAQ is also available here. NOTE: this patch is important because it removes the limitation on the number of events that can be queued to devfsd. People who were experiencing lost events (i.e. with ISDN cards or the sd-many patch and the driver loaded as a module) should find the problem resolved. PLEASE: test out this code. I've had only one person report back to me so far. If it works, let me know that too. Don't just complain if it doesn't work. Patch directly available from: ftp://ftp.??.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/rgooch/v2.4/devfs-patch-current.gz AND: ftp://ftp.atnf.csiro.au/pub/people/rgooch/linux/kernel-patches/v2.4/devfs-patch-current.gz This is against 2.4.15-pre9. Highlights of this release: - Discard temporary buffer, now use "%s" for dentry names - Don't generate path in : use fake entry instead - Use "existing" directory in <_devfs_make_parent_for_leaf> - Use slab cache rather than fixed buffer for devfsd events Regards, Richard.... Permanent: rgooch@atnf.csiro.au Current: rgooch@ras.ucalgary.ca