Re: [PATCH 2/3] udev.eclass: add udev_hwdb_update function

On Mi, Apr 29, 2026 at 02:32  Mike Gilbert <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Wed, Apr 29, 2026 at 1:51 PM Lukas Schmelting <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> update the udev hardware database binary using the `systemd-hwdb update`
>> command. The `udevadm hwdb` has been deprecated upstream.
>>
>> See-also: https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/f8717d2a723cf594617c3acb7e90992c881a3280
>> Signed-off-by: Lukas Schmelting <[email protected]>
>> ---
>>  eclass/udev.eclass | 16 ++++++++++++++++
>>  1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/eclass/udev.eclass b/eclass/udev.eclass
>> index 7d1c213fa643..afdf7c91c7a9 100644
>> --- a/eclass/udev.eclass
>> +++ b/eclass/udev.eclass
>> @@ -130,3 +130,19 @@ udev_reload() {
>>  }
>>
>>  fi
>> +
>> +# @FUNCTION: udev_hwdb_update
>> +# @DESCRIPTION:
>> +
>> +# Rebuild the systemd hwdb binary database used by udev for hardware
>> +# property lookups.  Should be called from pkg_postinst and pkg_postrm
>> +# in packages installing hwdb files.
>> +udev_hwdb_update() {
>> +       if [[ -n ${ROOT} ]]; then
>> +               return 0
>> +       fi
>> +
>> +       ebegin "Running systemd-hwdb update to regenerate binary udev hardware database"
>> +       systemd-hwdb update --root "${ROOT}"
>> +       eend $?
>> +}
>> --
>> 2.53.0
>
> I pushed the udev.eclass patch along with a follow-up fix.

Thanks!
-- 
Best regards
Lukas Schmelting (eluks)

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