Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 17:06:51 +0300 From: Andriy Gapon <avg@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-stable List <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: [HEADS UP] change in devfs path matching logic Message-ID: <52176C7B.4070701@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <51F28A33.7040209@FreeBSD.org> References: <51F28A33.7040209@FreeBSD.org>
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This change is about to be MFC-ed. on 26/07/2013 17:39 Andriy Gapon said the following: > > I have just committed a significant change to devfs path matching logic > http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/253677 > > Jaakko Heinonen (jh@) has full credit for the code while I have full > responsibility for any consequences of the commit. > > Before this change the logic of matching the devfs paths to the patterns in > devfs rules was quite arcane. Now this logic should be much simpler and logical > (sorry for tautology). > > Please note that nothing changes with respect to matching simple paths like > /dev/something. It is the complex paths that involve subdirectories that are > affected. > > I think that if you knew how the old logic worked and were able to devise rules > for it, then you will have no problem to change those rules for the new logic. > Just please don't forget to do it when you upgrade! > > I hope that overall you will find this change to be an improvement. > > P.S. I notify stable@ because I currently plan to MFC this change after 1 month > period. If you know a reason why the MFC should not be done, please alert me to it. > -- Andriy Gapon
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