Closes: https://bugs.gentoo.org/847436
Signed-off-by: Mike Gilbert <flop...@gentoo.org>
---
eclass/udev.eclass | 14 ++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/eclass/udev.eclass b/eclass/udev.eclass
index 073e5d8acbc..830e3eeb125 100644
--- a/eclass/udev.eclass
+++ b/eclass/udev.eclass
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2021 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2022 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
# @ECLASS: udev.eclass
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@
# # udev_dorules contrib/99-foomatic
# # udev_newrules contrib/98-foomatic 99-foomatic
# }
+#
+# pkg_postinst() {
+# udev_reload
+# }
+#
+# pkg_postrm() {
+# udev_reload
+# }
# @CODE
case ${EAPI} in
@@ -110,7 +118,9 @@ udev_newrules() {
# @FUNCTION: udev_reload
# @DESCRIPTION:
-# Run udevadm control --reload to refresh rules and databases
+# Run "udevadm control --reload" to refresh rules and databases.
+# Should be called from pkg_postinst and pkg_postrm in packages which install
+# udev rules or hwdb data.
udev_reload() {
if [[ -n ${ROOT%/} ]]; then
return 0
--
2.35.1
