On 07/24/2018 12:24 PM, Mike Gilbert wrote: > > For example, dhcpcd integrates with udevd via libudev to ensure that > udev has finished renaming your network interfaces before dhcpcd > attempts to configure them. I believe lvm2 uses libudev to prevent > various races in block device setup and metadata gathering.
Both of those have IUSE="+udev", which is fine for any package where the maintainer knows that udev support is critical. You yourself aren't even sure what it does for lvm2, though -- how are you going to convince me I need it? > Developers don't add udev support just for the hell of it hahahahahahaha your premise is that the people writing software aren't all idiots, and I deny it.