Re: udev alpha testing

[Jason Dravet]

> I would be glad, if the really brave could compile, install and test:
> ftp://people.redhat.com/harald/udev/076-1/
>
> Beware this could end in a non-bootable system.
>
> This version removes the hardware initializing/module loading phase from 
> rc.sysinit. Udev should do most, if not all job. I am interested in any 
> missing modules, that were loaded before.
>
> Thx for testing. 
I will test these for you.  I have downloaded both src.rpm files and I will 
be doing a rpmbuild --rebuild on them shortly.  I have a few other things I 
have to get done today so it might later today or tomorrow before I post any 
results.  Is this alright with you?

If something does go wrong, is there an easy way to get back running without 
a full restore?  Will booting in single user mode and reinstalling 
udev-075-4 get the system running again?
Thanks,
Jason

udev alpha testing

[Harald Hoyer]

Jason Dravet wrote:
> > I would be glad, if the really brave could compile, install and
> test:
> > ftp://people.redhat.com/harald/udev/076-1/
> >
> > Beware this could end in a non-bootable system.
> >
> > This version removes the hardware initializing/module loading phase 
> > from rc.sysinit. Udev should do most, if not all job. I am interested 
> > in any missing modules, that were loaded before.
> >
> > Thx for testing.
>  
>  
>  I will test these for you.  I have downloaded both src.rpm files and I 
>  will be doing a rpmbuild --rebuild on them shortly.  I have a few other 
>  things I have to get done today so it might later today or tomorrow 
>  before I post any results.  Is this alright with you? 
sure :)

>  
>  If something does go wrong, is there an easy way to get back running 
>  without a full restore?  Will booting in single user mode and 
>  reinstalling udev-075-4 get the system running again? 
hehe, maybe you can't get to single user mode... and reinstall old udev and old
initscripts please, if you can 
and need a restore.


>  Thanks,
>  Jason
>  
>

udev alpha testing

[Jason Dravet]

> From: Harald Hoyer <harald(a)redhat.com&gt;
> To: Jason Dravet <dravet(a)hotmail.com&gt;
> CC: fedora-devel-list(a)redhat.com
> Subject: Re: udev alpha testing
> Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 16:45:24 +0100
>
> Jason Dravet wrote:
> >>I would be glad, if the really brave could compile, install and test:
> >>ftp://people.redhat.com/harald/udev/076-1/
> >>
> >>Beware this could end in a non-bootable system.
> >>
> >>This version removes the hardware initializing/module loading phase from 
> >>rc.sysinit. Udev should do most, if not all job. I am interested in any 
> >>missing modules, that were loaded before.
> >>
> >>Thx for testing.
> >
> >
> >I will test these for you.  I have downloaded both src.rpm files and I 
> >will be doing a rpmbuild --rebuild on them shortly.  I have a few other 
> >things I have to get done today so it might later today or tomorrow before 
> >I post any results.  Is this alright with you?
>
> sure :)
>
> >
> >If something does go wrong, is there an easy way to get back running 
> >without a full restore?  Will booting in single user mode and reinstalling 
> >udev-075-4 get the system running again?
>
> hehe, maybe you can't get to single user mode... and reinstall old udev and 
> old initscripts please, if you can and need a restore.
>
>
> >Thanks,
> >Jason
> >
> >
>  
I found some time this morning so here are the results:
1.  I get an error during boot:  udevd_event[702] udev_db_lookup_name: 
unable to open udev_db `/dev/.udev/db`: No such file or directory.  The 
system still boots.
2.  I ran a lsmod before and after and here are differences:  udev-075-4 
loaded loop, parport, and parport_pc.  Udev-076 does not load those modules.
3.  Udev-076 is still slow during boot, although this has more to do with 
selinux than udev.  Selinux 1.x policies did not cause udev to be slow.  The 
2.x policies have caused udev to be slow.

All in all I say udev 076 is pretty good.

Jason