[linuxkernelnewbies] udev

[Peter Teoh]

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug/udev.html About udev allows Linux users to have a dynamic /dev directory and it provides the ability to have persistent device names. Documentation udev comes with full manpages included in the source tarball. Here is a list of some additional online reference: The README file in the udev source tree. A OLS 2003 paper about how udev was originally designed, and why it was created. The OLS 2003 presentation that went along with the paper. An article about udev and how it works was published in Linux Journal in 2004. Writing udev rules A general udev primer The last word on how udev and devfs compare. Requirements It requires a 2.6 Linux kernel. Getting The latest version of udev is available on kernel.org. Using udev is included in almost every 2.6 kernel based Linux distribution that is shipping, so please use the packages provided by your distro instead of trying to install from the source tree. But if you insist, please read the README files in the source tarball for how to set it up initially. Questions Any questions about udev should be addressed to [EMAIL PROTECTED]. Thanks udev was developed by Greg Kroah-Hartman and Kay Sievers. With much help from Dan Stekloff and many others