@@ -310,22 +310,24 @@ different solutions to handle the +/dev+ directory :
about +mdev+ and the syntax of its configuration file, see
http://git.busybox.net/busybox/tree/docs/mdev.txt.
- * The fourth solution is *Dynamic using udev*. This method also
+ * The fourth solution is *Dynamic using eudev*. This method also
relies on the _devtmpfs_ virtual filesystem detailed above, but
- adds the +udev+ userspace daemon on top of it. +udev+ is a daemon
+ adds the +eudev+ userspace daemon on top of it. +eudev+ is a daemon
that runs in the background, and gets called by the kernel when a
device gets added or removed from the system. It is a more
- heavyweight solution than +mdev+, but provides higher flexibility
- and is sometimes mandatory for some system components (systemd for
- example). +udev+ is the mechanism used in most desktop Linux
- distributions. For more details about +udev+, see
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udev.
+ heavyweight solution than +mdev+, but provides higher flexibility.
+ +eudev+ is a standalone version of +udev+, the original userspace
+ daemon used in most desktop Linux distributions, which is now part
+ of Systemd. For more details, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udev.
The Buildroot developers recommandation is to start with the *Dynamic
using devtmpfs only* solution, until you have the need for userspace
to be notified when devices are added/removed, or if firmwares are
needed, in which case *Dynamic using mdev* is usually a good solution.
+Note that if +systemd+ is chosen as init system, /dev management will
+be performed by the +udev+ program provided by +systemd+.
+
init system
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This patch updates the /dev management section in the manual with information about eudev, which replaces udev. Signed-off-by: Eric Le Bihan <eric.le.bihan.dev@free.fr> --- docs/manual/configure.txt | 16 +++++++++------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)