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Re: devfs_mk_cdev does not create /dev/_DEVICE_
Hey,
I am not sure how to check if devfs is mounted, but I assume it is, as
for example
modprobe sonypi - creates /dev/sonypi0
rmmod sonypi - deletes /dev/sonypi
and
df /dev/ /sys/
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
- 0 0 0 - /sys
- 257556 168 257388 1% /dev
If devfs_mk_xxx is obsolete, I am happy use udev. Could you just point
me to name of the function I am looking for?
Thnx
P
On Mon, 2005-02-07 at 17:16 +0200, Octavian Purdila wrote:
> On Monday 07 February 2005 02:11 am, Przemek Urbanski wrote:
> > Hey,
> >
> > I try to create device from my module_init function, using
> > devfs_mk_cdev:
> >
> > err = devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(244, 0), S_IFCHR|S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR, "bong");
> >
> > but it does not create device in /dev
> >
> > Return value equals to 0;
> > My kernel is 2.6.10-1.760_FC3
> >
>
> Is you devfs mounted?
>
> tavi
>
> PS: devfs is obsolete, maybe you should try udev
>
>
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