When the host lets us know what 'name' a port is assigned, we create the sysfs 'name' attribute. Generate a 'change' event after this so that udev wakes up and acts on the rules for virtio-ports (currently there's only one rule that creates a symlink from the 'name' to the actual char device).
Signed-off-by: Amit Shah <[email protected]> --- drivers/char/virtio_console.c | 11 +++++++++-- 1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/char/virtio_console.c b/drivers/char/virtio_console.c index f404ccf..67b474b 100644 --- a/drivers/char/virtio_console.c +++ b/drivers/char/virtio_console.c @@ -947,11 +947,18 @@ static void handle_control_message(struct ports_device *portdev, */ err = sysfs_create_group(&port->dev->kobj, &port_attribute_group); - if (err) + if (err) { dev_err(port->dev, "Error %d creating sysfs device attributes\n", err); - + } else { + /* + * Generate a udev event so that appropriate + * symlinks can be created based on udev + * rules. + */ + kobject_uevent(&port->dev->kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE); + } break; case VIRTIO_CONSOLE_PORT_REMOVE: /* -- 1.6.2.5 _______________________________________________ Virtualization mailing list [email protected] https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/virtualization
