173476 2007-04-05 15:25 0000 IN_HOTPLUG env variable should be UDEVD_EVENT for init scripts 2007-04-23 20:27:11 0000 1 1 1 Unclassified Gentoo Linux baselayout unspecified All Linux RESOLVED FIXED P2 normal --- 1 gregkh@gentoo.org base-system@gentoo.org udev-bugs@gentoo.org gregkh@gentoo.org 2007-04-05 15:25:24 0000 When the IN_HOTPLUG env variable is used, every device in the system creates an entry in the udev database in /dev/.udev. You can just test for the UDEVD_EVENT variable instead, which does the same thing and is automatically set by udev. That way these extra database entries are not created. By doing this, my usage of /dev goes from 600Kb to 150Kb. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: zzam@gentoo.org 2007-04-09 07:20:54 0000 Full ack. Either change it in every file of baselayout, or just add something like this to /sbin/runscript.sh: [[ -n $UDEVD_EVENT ]] && IN_HOTPLUG=1 uberlord@gentoo.org 2007-04-09 10:12:52 0000 Or do this in the udev files that call stuff in /etc/init.d baselayout will JUST use IN_HOTPLUG and I see no reason to change this zzam@gentoo.org 2007-04-23 20:27:11 0000 Fixed in udev-108-r1.