Re: [2.6.3] Sysfs breakage - tun.ko

[Chris Wright]

* Kevin P. Fleming (kpfleming@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
> Nigel Kukard wrote:
> 
> > --- drivers/net/tun.c.old   2004-02-27 18:18:55.000000000 +0200
> > +++ drivers/net/tun.c       2004-02-27 18:19:02.000000000 +0200
> > @@ -605,7 +605,7 @@
> > 
> >  static struct miscdevice tun_miscdev = {
> >         .minor = TUN_MINOR,
> > -       .name = "net/tun",
> > +       .name = "tun",
> >         .fops = &tun_fops
> >  };
> 
> This changed back and forth since the tun driver was added to the 
> kernel; making this change will cause the devfs path to the tun node to 
> change, and userspace applications expect it to be at /dev/misc/net/tun, 
> whether that's right or wrong.

Why don't you use:
	.devfs_name = "net/tun",

Or fix userspace apps?  Or switch to udev with devfs rules emulated and a
rule for the tun/tap driver?

thanks,
-chris
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