[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/2] Add support for package-declared devices

Arnout Vandecappelle arnout at mind.be
Tue Sep 6 16:03:05 UTC 2011


On Monday 05 September 2011 18:15:14, Maxime Ripard wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On 05/09/2011 08:52, Thomas Petazzoni wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > Le Sun, 4 Sep 2011 23:36:43 +0200,
> > 
> > Arnout Vandecappelle <arnout at mind.be> a écrit :
> >>  Good idea!  This will also make it possible to create setuid
> >> executables.
> > 
> > Yes, exactly. However, I don't really like the name <pkg>_DEVICE_TABLE
> > because, it might be for other purposes as well (setting setuid bit,
> > giving specific owner/group or permissions, etc.). Does anyone has an
> > idea for a better name?
> 
> I agree, I don't like it neither, but I have no idea on what could be
> better...
> 
> Files, maybe, but I find it way too generic.

 How about _FILE_MOD_TABLE (cfr. chmod)?

 BTW, BR2_ROOTFS_DEVICE_TABLE the device_table.txt files should change in the 
same way.


 Regards,
 Arnout

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