Re: add loop device backing file in udev database
Kay Sievers <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.linux.hotplug.devel |
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| Message-ID | <CAPXgP11cKRUdsRHS=wGesRaZERchTAyb0b3F2POpP-DCzieMDQ@mail.gmail.com> |
On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 12:39 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Since kernel 2.6.37, some infos are available in /sys for associated loop > devices, especially the backing file. Is it poosible to introduce the > BACKING_FILE variable for associated loop devices ? Why would you *ever* want to mirror easily in /sys accessible kernel variables? That is usually the wrong thing to do, because it can get out-of-sync, and udev would pretend something that is not true anymore. Kay -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-hotplug" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html