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diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/devfs/ChangeLog b/Documentation/filesystems/devfs/ChangeLog new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..e5aba5246d7 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/devfs/ChangeLog @@ -0,0 +1,1977 @@ +/* -*- auto-fill -*- */ +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v1 + +- creation of devfs + +- modified miscellaneous character devices to support devfs +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v2 + +- bug fix with manual inode creation +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v3 + +- bugfixes + +- documentation improvements + +- created a couple of scripts (one to save&restore a devfs and the + other to set up compatibility symlinks) + +- devfs support for SCSI discs. New name format is: sd_hHcCiIlL +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v4 + +- bugfix for the directory reading code + +- bugfix for compilation with kerneld + +- devfs support for generic hard discs + +- rationalisation of the various watchdog drivers +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v5 + +- support for mounting directly from entries in the devfs (it doesn't + need to be mounted to do this), including the root filesystem. + Mounting of swap partitions also works. Hence, now if you set + CONFIG_DEVFS_ONLY to 'Y' then you won't be able to access your discs + via ordinary device nodes. Naturally, the default is 'N' so that you + can still use your old device nodes. If you want to mount from devfs + entries, make sure you use: append = "root=/dev/sd_..." in your + lilo.conf. It seems LILO looks for the device number (major&minor) + and writes that into the kernel image :-( + +- support for character memory devices (/dev/null, /dev/zero, /dev/full + and so on). Thanks to C. Scott Ananian <cananian@alumni.princeton.edu> +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v6 + +- support for subdirectories + +- support for symbolic links (created by devfs_mk_symlink(), no + support yet for creation via symlink(2)) + +- SCSI disc naming now cast in stone, with the format: + /dev/sd/c0b1t2u3 controller=0, bus=1, ID=2, LUN=3, whole disc + /dev/sd/c0b1t2u3p4 controller=0, bus=1, ID=2, LUN=3, 4th partition + +- loop devices now appear in devfs + +- tty devices, console, serial ports, etc. now appear in devfs + Thanks to C. Scott Ananian <cananian@alumni.princeton.edu> + +- bugs with mounting devfs-only devices now fixed +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v7 + +- SCSI CD-ROMS, tapes and generic devices now appear in devfs +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v8 + +- bugfix with no-rewind SCSI tapes + +- RAMDISCs now appear in devfs + +- better cleaning up of devfs entries created by various modules + +- interface change to <devfs_register> +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v9 + +- the v8 patch was corrupted somehow, which would affect the patch for + linux/fs/filesystems.c + I've also fixed the v8 patch file on the WWW + +- MetaDevices (/dev/md*) should now appear in devfs +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v10 + +- bugfix in meta device support for devfs + +- created this ChangeLog file + +- added devfs support to the floppy driver + +- added support for creating sockets in a devfs +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v11 + +- added DEVFS_FL_HIDE_UNREG flag + +- incorporated better patch for ttyname() in libc 5.4.43 from H.J. Lu. + +- interface change to <devfs_mk_symlink> + +- support for creating symlinks with symlink(2) + +- parallel port printer (/dev/lp*) now appears in devfs +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v12 + +- added inode check to <devfs_fill_file> function + +- improved devfs support when mounting from devfs + +- added call to <<release>> operation when removing swap areas on + devfs devices + +- increased NR_SUPER to 128 to support large numbers of devfs mounts + (for chroot(2) gaols) + +- fixed bug in SCSI disc support: was generating incorrect minors if + SCSI ID's did not start at 0 and increase by 1 + +- support symlink traversal when mounting root +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v13 + +- added devfs support to soundcard driver + Thanks to Eric Dumas <dumas@linux.eu.org> and + C. Scott Ananian <cananian@alumni.princeton.edu> + +- added devfs support to the joystick driver + +- loop driver now has it's own subdirectory "/dev/loop/" + +- created <devfs_get_flags> and <devfs_set_flags> functions + +- fix problem with SCSI disc compatibility names (sd{a,b,c,d,e,f}) + which assumes ID's start at 0 and increase by 1. Also only create + devfs entries for SCSI disc partitions which actually exist + Show new names in partition check + Thanks to Jakub Jelinek <jj@sunsite.ms.mff.cuni.cz> +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v14 + +- bug fix in floppy driver: would not compile without + CONFIG_DEVFS_FS='Y' + Thanks to Jurgen Botz <jbotz@nova.botz.org> + +- bug fix in loop driver + Thanks to C. Scott Ananian <cananian@alumni.princeton.edu> + +- do not create devfs entries for printers not configured + Thanks to C. Scott Ananian <cananian@alumni.princeton.edu> + +- do not create devfs entries for serial ports not present + Thanks to C. Scott Ananian <cananian@alumni.princeton.edu> + +- ensure <tty_register_devfs> is exported from tty_io.c + Thanks to C. Scott Ananian <cananian@alumni.princeton.edu> + +- allow unregistering of devfs symlink entries + +- fixed bug in SCSI disc naming introduced in last patch version +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v15 + +- ported to kernel 2.1.81 +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v16 + +- created <devfs_set_symlink_destination> function + +- moved DEVFS_SUPER_MAGIC into header file + +- added DEVFS_FL_HIDE flag + +- created <devfs_get_maj_min> + +- created <devfs_get_handle_from_inode> + +- fixed bugs in searching by major&minor + +- changed interface to <devfs_unregister>, <devfs_fill_file> and + <devfs_find_handle> + +- fixed inode times when symlink created with symlink(2) + +- change tty driver to do auto-creation of devfs entries + Thanks to C. Scott Ananian <cananian@alumni.princeton.edu> + +- fixed bug in genhd.c: whole disc (non-SCSI) was not registered to + devfs + +- updated libc 5.4.43 patch for ttyname() +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v17 + +- added CONFIG_DEVFS_TTY_COMPAT + Thanks to C. Scott Ananian <cananian@alumni.princeton.edu> + +- bugfix in devfs support for drivers/char/lp.c + Thanks to C. Scott Ananian <cananian@alumni.princeton.edu> + +- clean up serial driver so that PCMCIA devices unregister correctly + Thanks to C. Scott Ananian <cananian@alumni.princeton.edu> + +- fixed bug in genhd.c: whole disc (non-SCSI) was not registered to + devfs [was missing in patch v16] + +- updated libc 5.4.43 patch for ttyname() [was missing in patch v16] + +- all SCSI devices now registered in /dev/sg + +- support removal of devfs entries via unlink(2) +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v18 + +- added floppy/?u720 floppy entry + +- fixed kerneld support for entries in devfs subdirectories + +- incorporated latest patch for ttyname() in libc 5.4.43 from H.J. Lu. +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v19 + +- bug fix when looking up unregistered entries: kerneld was not called + +- fixes for kernel 2.1.86 (now requires 2.1.86) +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v20 + +- only create available floppy entries + Thanks to Andrzej Krzysztofowicz <ankry@green.mif.pg.gda.pl> + +- new IDE naming scheme following SCSI format (i.e. /dev/id/c0b0t0u0p1 + instead of /dev/hda1) + Thanks to Andrzej Krzysztofowicz <ankry@green.mif.pg.gda.pl> + +- new XT disc naming scheme following SCSI format (i.e. /dev/xd/c0t0p1 + instead of /dev/xda1) + Thanks to Andrzej Krzysztofowicz <ankry@green.mif.pg.gda.pl> + +- new non-standard CD-ROM names (i.e. /dev/sbp/c#t#) + Thanks to Andrzej Krzysztofowicz <ankry@green.mif.pg.gda.pl> + +- allow symlink traversal when mounting the root filesystem + +- Create entries for MD devices at MD init + Thanks to Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy5@capway.com> +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v21 + +- ported to kernel 2.1.91 +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v22 + +- SCSI host number patch ("scsihosts=" kernel option) + Thanks to Andrzej Krzysztofowicz <ankry@green.mif.pg.gda.pl> +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v23 + +- Fixed persistence bug with device numbers for manually created + device files + +- Fixed problem with recreating symlinks with different content + +- Added CONFIG_DEVFS_MOUNT (mount devfs on /dev at boot time) +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v24 + +- Switched from CONFIG_KERNELD to CONFIG_KMOD: module autoloading + should now work again + +- Hide entries which are manually unlinked + +- Always invalidate devfs dentry cache when registering entries + +- Support removal of devfs directories via rmdir(2) + +- Ensure directories created by <devfs_mk_dir> are visible + +- Default no access for "other" for floppy device +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v25 + +- Updates to CREDITS file and minor IDE numbering change + Thanks to Andrzej Krzysztofowicz <ankry@green.mif.pg.gda.pl> + +- Invalidate devfs dentry cache when making directories + +- Invalidate devfs dentry cache when removing entries + +- More informative message if root FS mount fails when devfs + configured + +- Fixed persistence bug with fifos +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v26 + +- ported to kernel 2.1.97 + +- Changed serial directory from "/dev/serial" to "/dev/tts" and + "/dev/consoles" to "/dev/vc" to be more friendly to new procps +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v27 + +- Added support for IDE4 and IDE5 + Thanks to Andrzej Krzysztofowicz <ankry@green.mif.pg.gda.pl> + +- Documented "scsihosts=" boot parameter + +- Print process command when debugging kerneld/kmod + +- Added debugging for register/unregister/change operations + +- Added "devfs=" boot options + +- Hide unregistered entries by default +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v28 + +- No longer lock/unlock superblock in <devfs_put_super> (cope with + recent VFS interface change) + +- Do not automatically change ownership/protection of /dev/tty + +- Drop negative dentries when they are released + +- Manage dcache more efficiently +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v29 + +- Added DEVFS_FL_AUTO_DEVNUM flag +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v30 + +- No longer set unnecessary methods + +- Ported to kernel 2.1.99-pre3 +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v31 + +- Added PID display to <call_kerneld> debugging message + +- Added "diread" and "diwrite" options + +- Ported to kernel 2.1.102 + +- Fixed persistence problem with permissions +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v32 + +- Fixed devfs support in drivers/block/md.c +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v33 + +- Support legacy device nodes + +- Fixed bug where recreated inodes were hidden + +- New IDE naming scheme: everything is under /dev/ide +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v34 + +- Improved debugging in <get_vfs_inode> + +- Prevent duplicate calls to <devfs_mk_dir> in SCSI layer + +- No longer free old dentries in <devfs_mk_dir> + +- Free all dentries for a given entry when deleting inodes +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v35 + +- Ported to kernel 2.1.105 (sound driver changes) +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v36 + +- Fixed sound driver port +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v37 + +- Minor documentation tweaks +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v38 + +- More documentation tweaks + +- Fix for sound driver port + +- Removed ttyname-patch (grab libc 5.4.44 instead) + +- Ported to kernel 2.1.107-pre2 (loop driver fix) +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v39 + +- Ported to kernel 2.1.107 (hd.c hunk broke due to spelling "fixes"). Sigh + +- Removed many #ifdef's, replaced with trickery in include/devfs_fs.h +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v40 + +- Fix for sound driver port + +- Limit auto-device numbering to majors 128 to 239 +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v41 + +- Fixed inode times persistence problem +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v42 + +- Ported to kernel 2.1.108 (drivers/scsi/hosts.c hunk broke) +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v43 + +- Fixed spelling in <devfs_readlink> debug + +- Fixed bug in <devfs_setup> parsing "dilookup" + +- More #ifdef's removed + +- Supported Sparc keyboard (/dev/kbd) + +- Supported DSP56001 digital signal processor (/dev/dsp56k) + +- Supported Apple Desktop Bus (/dev/adb) + +- Supported Coda network file system (/dev/cfs*) +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v44 + +- Fixed devfs inode leak when manually recreating inodes + +- Fixed permission persistence problem when recreating inodes +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v45 + +- Ported to kernel 2.1.110 +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v46 + +- Ported to kernel 2.1.112-pre1 + +- Removed harmless "unused variable" compiler warning + +- Fixed modes for manually recreated device nodes +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v47 + +- Added NULL devfs inode warning in <devfs_read_inode> + +- Force all inode nlink values to 1 +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v48 + +- Added "dimknod" option + +- Set inode nlink to 0 when freeing dentries + +- Added support for virtual console capture devices (/dev/vcs*) + Thanks to Dennis Hou <smilax@mindmeld.yi.org> + +- Fixed modes for manually recreated symlinks +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v49 + +- Ported to kernel 2.1.113 +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v50 + +- Fixed bugs in recreated directories and symlinks +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v51 + +- Improved robustness of rc.devfs script + Thanks to Roderich Schupp <rsch@experteam.de> + +- Fixed bugs in recreated device nodes + +- Fixed bug in currently unused <devfs_get_handle_from_inode> + +- Defined new <devfs_handle_t> type + +- Improved debugging when getting entries + +- Fixed bug where directories could be emptied + +- Ported to kernel 2.1.115 +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v52 + +- Replaced dummy .epoch inode with .devfsd character device + +- Modified rc.devfs to take account of above change + +- Removed spurious driver warning messages when CONFIG_DEVFS_FS=n + +- Implemented devfsd protocol revision 0 +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v53 + +- Ported to kernel 2.1.116 (kmod change broke hunk) + +- Updated Documentation/Configure.help + +- Test and tty pattern patch for rc.devfs script + Thanks to Roderich Schupp <rsch@experteam.de> + +- Added soothing message to warning in <devfs_d_iput> +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v54 + +- Ported to kernel 2.1.117 + +- Fixed default permissions in sound driver + +- Added support for frame buffer devices (/dev/fb*) +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v55 + +- Ported to kernel 2.1.119 + +- Use GCC extensions for structure initialisations + +- Implemented async open notification + +- Incremented devfsd protocol revision to 1 +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v56 + +- Ported to kernel 2.1.120-pre3 + +- Moved async open notification to end of <devfs_open> +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v57 + +- Ported to kernel 2.1.121 + +- Prepended "/dev/" to module load request + +- Renamed <call_kerneld> to <call_kmod> + +- Created sample modules.conf file +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v58 + +- Fixed typo "AYSNC" -> "ASYNC" +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v59 + +- Added open flag for files +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v60 + +- Ported to kernel 2.1.123-pre2 +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v61 + +- Set i_blocks=0 and i_blksize=1024 in <devfs_read_inode> +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v62 + +- Ported to kernel 2.1.123 +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v63 + +- Ported to kernel 2.1.124-pre2 +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v64 + +- Fixed Unix98 pty support + +- Increased buffer size in <get_partition_list> to avoid crash and + burn +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v65 + +- More Unix98 pty support fixes + +- Added test for empty <<name>> in <devfs_find_handle> + +- Renamed <generate_path> to <devfs_generate_path> and published + +- Created /dev/root symlink + Thanks to Roderich Schupp <rsch@ExperTeam.de> + with further modifications by me +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v66 + +- Yet more Unix98 pty support fixes (now tested) + +- Created <devfs_get_fops> + +- Support media change checks when CONFIG_DEVFS_ONLY=y + +- Abolished Unix98-style PTY names for old PTY devices +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v67 + +- Added inline declaration for dummy <devfs_generate_path> + +- Removed spurious "unable to register... in devfs" messages when + CONFIG_DEVFS_FS=n + +- Fixed misc. devices when CONFIG_DEVFS_FS=n + +- Limit auto-device numbering to majors 144 to 239 +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v68 + +- Hide unopened virtual consoles from directory listings + +- Added support for video capture devices + +- Ported to kernel 2.1.125 +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v69 + +- Fix for CONFIG_VT=n +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v70 + +- Added support for non-OSS/Free sound cards +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v71 + +- Ported to kernel 2.1.126-pre2 +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v72 + +- #ifdef's for CONFIG_DEVFS_DISABLE_OLD_NAMES removed +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v73 + +- CONFIG_DEVFS_DISABLE_OLD_NAMES replaced with "nocompat" boot option + +- CONFIG_DEVFS_BOOT_OPTIONS removed: boot options always available +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v74 + +- Removed CONFIG_DEVFS_MOUNT and "mount" boot option and replaced with + "nomount" boot option + +- Documentation updates + +- Updated sample modules.conf +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v75 + +- Updated sample modules.conf + +- Remount devfs after initrd finishes + +- Ported to kernel 2.1.127 + +- Added support for ISDN + Thanks to Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy5@capway.com> +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v76 + +- Updated an email address in ChangeLog + +- CONFIG_DEVFS_ONLY replaced with "only" boot option +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v77 + +- Added DEVFS_FL_REMOVABLE flag + +- Check for disc change when listing directories with removable media + devices + +- Use DEVFS_FL_REMOVABLE in sd.c + +- Ported to kernel 2.1.128 +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v78 + +- Only call <scan_dir_for_removable> on first call to <devfs_readdir> + +- Ported to kernel 2.1.129-pre5 + +- ISDN support improvements + Thanks to Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy5@capway.com> +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v79 + +- Ported to kernel 2.1.130 + +- Renamed miscdevice "apm" to "apm_bios" to be consistent with + devices.txt +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v80 + +- Ported to kernel 2.1.131 + +- Updated <devfs_rmdir> for VFS change in 2.1.131 +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v81 + +- Fixed permissions on /dev/ptmx +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v82 + +- Ported to kernel 2.1.132-pre4 + +- Changed initial permissions on /dev/pts/* + +- Created <devfs_mk_compat> + +- Added "symlinks" boot option + +- Changed devfs_register_blkdev() back to register_blkdev() for IDE + +- Check for partitions on removable media in <devfs_lookup> +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v83 + +- Fixed support for ramdisc when using string-based root FS name + +- Ported to kernel 2.2.0-pre1 +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v84 + +- Ported to kernel 2.2.0-pre7 +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v85 + +- Compile fixes for driver/sound/sound_common.c (non-module) and + drivers/isdn/isdn_common.c + Thanks to Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy5@capway.com> + +- Added support for registering regular files + +- Created <devfs_set_file_size> + +- Added /dev/cpu/mtrr as an alternative interface to /proc/mtrr + +- Update devfs inodes from entries if not changed through FS +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v86 + +- Ported to kernel 2.2.0-pre9 +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v87 + +- Fixed bug when mounting non-devfs devices in a devfs +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v88 + +- Fixed <devfs_fill_file> to only initialise temporary inodes + +- Trap for NULL fops in <devfs_register> + +- Return -ENODEV in <devfs_fill_file> for non-driver inodes + +- Fixed bug when unswapping non-devfs devices in a devfs +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v89 + +- Switched to C data types in include/linux/devfs_fs.h + +- Switched from PATH_MAX to DEVFS_PATHLEN + +- Updated Documentation/filesystems/devfs/modules.conf to take account + of reverse scanning (!) by modprobe + +- Ported to kernel 2.2.0 +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v90 + +- CONFIG_DEVFS_DISABLE_OLD_TTY_NAMES replaced with "nottycompat" boot + option + +- CONFIG_DEVFS_TTY_COMPAT removed: existing "symlinks" boot option now + controls this. This means you must have libc 5.4.44 or later, or a + recent version of libc 6 if you use the "symlinks" option +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v91 + +- Switch from <devfs_mk_symlink> to <devfs_mk_compat> in + drivers/char/vc_screen.c to fix problems with Midnight Commander +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v92 + +- Ported to kernel 2.2.2-pre5 +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v93 + +- Modified <sd_name> in drivers/scsi/sd.c to cope with devices that + don't exist (which happens with new RAID autostart code printk()s) +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v94 + +- Fixed bug in joystick driver: only first joystick was registered +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v95 + +- Fixed another bug in joystick driver + +- Fixed <devfsd_read> to not overrun event buffer +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v96 + +- Ported to kernel 2.2.5-2 + +- Created <devfs_auto_unregister> + +- Fixed bugs: compatibility entries were not unregistered for: + loop driver + floppy driver + RAMDISC driver + IDE tape driver + SCSI CD-ROM driver + SCSI HDD driver +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v97 + +- Fixed bugs: compatibility entries were not unregistered for: + ALSA sound driver + partitions in generic disc driver + +- Don't return unregistred entries in <devfs_find_handle> + +- Panic in <devfs_unregister> if entry unregistered + +- Don't panic in <devfs_auto_unregister> for duplicates +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v98 + +- Don't unregister already unregistered entries in <unregister> + +- Register entry in <sd_detect> + +- Unregister entry in <sd_detach> + +- Changed to <devfs_*register_chrdev> in drivers/char/tty_io.c + +- Ported to kernel 2.2.7 +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v99 + +- Ported to kernel 2.2.8 + +- Fixed bug in drivers/scsi/sd.c when >16 SCSI discs + +- Disable warning messages when unable to read partition table for + removable media +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v100 + +- Ported to kernel 2.3.1-pre5 + +- Added "oops-on-panic" boot option + +- Improved debugging in <devfs_register> and <devfs_unregister> + +- Register entry in <sr_detect> + +- Unregister entry in <sr_detach> + +- Register entry in <sg_detect> + +- Unregister entry in <sg_detach> + +- Added support for ALSA drivers +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v101 + +- Ported to kernel 2.3.2 +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v102 + +- Update serial driver to register PCMCIA entries + Thanks to Roch-Alexandre Nomine-Beguin <roch@samarkand.infini.fr> + +- Updated an email address in ChangeLog + +- Hide virtual console capture entries from directory listings when + corresponding console device is not open +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v103 + +- Ported to kernel 2.3.3 +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v104 + +- Added documentation for some functions + +- Added "doc" target to fs/devfs/Makefile + +- Added "v4l" directory for video4linux devices + +- Replaced call to <devfs_unregister> in <sd_detach> with call to + <devfs_register_partitions> + +- Moved registration for sr and sg drivers from detect() to attach() + methods + +- Register entries in <st_attach> and unregister in <st_detach> + +- Work around IDE driver treating CD-ROM as gendisk + +- Use <sed> instead of <tr> in rc.devfs + +- Updated ToDo list + +- Removed "oops-on-panic" boot option: now always Oops +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v105 + +- Unregister SCSI host from <scsi_host_no_list> in <scsi_unregister> + Thanks to Zoltán Böszörményi <zboszor@mail.externet.hu> + +- Don't save /dev/log in rc.devfs + +- Ported to kernel 2.3.4-pre1 +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v106 + +- Fixed silly typo in drivers/scsi/st.c + +- Improved debugging in <devfs_register> +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v107 + +- Added "diunlink" and "nokmod" boot options + +- Removed superfluous warning message in <devfs_d_iput> +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v108 + +- Remove entries when unloading sound module +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v109 + +- Ported to kernel 2.3.6-pre2 +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v110 + +- Took account of change to <d_alloc_root> +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v111 + +- Created separate event queue for each mounted devfs + +- Removed <devfs_invalidate_dcache> + +- Created new ioctl()s for devfsd + +- Incremented devfsd protocol revision to 3 + +- Fixed bug when re-creating directories: contents were lost + +- Block access to inodes until devfsd updates permissions +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v112 + +- Modified patch so it applies against 2.3.5 and 2.3.6 + +- Updated an email address in ChangeLog + +- Do not automatically change ownership/protection of /dev/tty<n> + +- Updated sample modules.conf + +- Switched to sending process uid/gid to devfsd + +- Renamed <call_kmod> to <try_modload> + +- Added DEVFSD_NOTIFY_LOOKUP event + +- Added DEVFSD_NOTIFY_CHANGE event + +- Added DEVFSD_NOTIFY_CREATE event + +- Incremented devfsd protocol revision to 4 + +- Moved kernel-specific stuff to include/linux/devfs_fs_kernel.h +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v113 + +- Ported to kernel 2.3.9 + +- Restricted permissions on some block devices +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v114 + +- Added support for /dev/netlink + Thanks to Dennis Hou <smilax@mindmeld.yi.org> + +- Return EISDIR rather than EINVAL for read(2) on directories + +- Ported to kernel 2.3.10 +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v115 + +- Added support for all remaining character devices + Thanks to Dennis Hou <smilax@mindmeld.yi.org> + +- Cleaned up netlink support +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v116 + +- Added support for /dev/parport%d + Thanks to Tim Waugh <tim@cyberelk.demon.co.uk> + +- Fixed parallel port ATAPI tape driver + +- Fixed Atari SLM laser printer driver +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v117 + +- Added support for COSA card + Thanks to Dennis Hou <smilax@mindmeld.yi.org> + +- Fixed drivers/char/ppdev.c: missing #include <linux/init.h> + +- Fixed drivers/char/ftape/zftape/zftape-init.c + Thanks to Vladimir Popov <mashgrad@usa.net> +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v118 + +- Ported to kernel 2.3.15-pre3 + +- Fixed bug in loop driver + +- Unregister /dev/lp%d entries in drivers/char/lp.c + Thanks to Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@ds2.pg.gda.pl> +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v119 + +- Ported to kernel 2.3.16 +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v120 + +- Fixed bug in drivers/scsi/scsi.c + +- Added /dev/ppp + Thanks to Dennis Hou <smilax@mindmeld.yi.org> + +- Ported to kernel 2.3.17 +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v121 + +- Fixed bug in drivers/block/loop.c + +- Ported to kernel 2.3.18 +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v122 + +- Ported to kernel 2.3.19 +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v123 + +- Ported to kernel 2.3.20 +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v124 + +- Ported to kernel 2.3.21 +=============================================================================== +Changes for patch v125 + +- Created <devfs_get_info>, <devfs_set_info>, + <devfs_get_first_child> and <devfs_get_next_sibling> + Added <<dir>> parameter to <devfs_register>, <devfs_mk_compat>, |