220993 – mdev from busybox populate block devices wrong with new kernel 2.6.25

Bug 220993 - mdev from busybox populate block devices wrong with new kernel 2.6.25

Summary: mdev from busybox populate block devices wrong with new kernel 2.6.25

Status:	RESOLVED NEEDINFO

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Embedded Gentoo Team

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Reported:	2008-05-08 19:41 UTC by Andrej Gelenberg
Modified:	2008-06-17 20:53 UTC (History)
CC List:	2 users (show)

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my path, that fix this bug (busybox-1.10.1-my_mdev.patch,756 bytes, text/plain) 2008-05-08 19:43 UTC, Andrej Gelenberg	Details
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Description Andrej Gelenberg 2008-05-08 19:41:42 UTC

in new kernel block devices are in /sys/class/block too and block devices are populatet as char devices and this make truble.

Reproducible: Sometimes

Steps to Reproduce:
depend on kernel configuration
Actual Results:  
for example sda ist reported as char device major 8 minor 0.

Comment 1 Andrej Gelenberg 2008-05-08 19:43:40 UTC

Created attachment 152511 [details]
my path, that fix this bug

i have send this patch to busybox-team, but i have receive no answer jet.

Comment 2 solar (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2008-05-08 20:23:43 UTC

NEEDINFO. This should be addressed already in ~arch busybox. You also never stated which version you are having problems with.

Comment 3 Andrej Gelenberg 2008-05-09 06:50:11 UTC

I have busybox 1.10.1-r2 installed.

Comment 4 Andrej Gelenberg 2008-05-09 12:30:47 UTC

In new busybox release 1.10.2 this patch is not in, but in revision 21955.

Comment 5 Dennis Schridde 2008-06-17 20:53:00 UTC

Fixed in 1.10.3 (vanilla), see bug #226101.