On 2015-09-23 17:14, Jude Nelson wrote:
> @shraptor
>>  So how to get eventfs going with vdev.
>> ./eventfs /run/udev
>> or where should eventfs be mounted?
>> Eventfs mounting will not be handled by vdev, right?
>
> Vdev won't set up eventfs.  I'll ship a sysv init script with it that
> will mount it automatically (probably shortly after init starts, since
> libudev-compat programs will need it relatively early in the boot
> process).

Is it a hard dependency on eventfs?

Or will some functionality work without eventfs?

Is it the same data as was made availible in /run/udev before??


>
> I was planning on having it mounted on /run/events, in order to make
> it available as a generic IPC system for other programs to use for
> their own purposes.  Eventfs isn't specific to vdev; I'm hoping to
> use it as a partial alternative to dbus.  I'm open to alternative
> mount points, though.
>
> @jaromil
>>  Amazing news. noone here doubts you are continuing to build up on
> the
>> solid foundations you laid, I am sure vdev will become a relevant
>> component for many mission-critical GNU/Linux system installations.
>
>> Please do not hesitate to ask for anything you need in terms of
>> infrastructure and funding we can contribute from our donation pot.
>
> Thank you for your generous offer!  I think I'm fine for now insofar
> as development infrastructure, but one thing that will be particularly
> tricky is creating the packaging scripts needed to replace udev
> automatically, but without rendering the host unbootable if something
> goes wrong.
>
> Thanks,
> Jude
>
> On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 6:20 AM, vmlinux <vmlinux@???> wrote:
>
>> Great news! Thank you for all your efforts!
>>
>> On September 21, 2015 9:44:12 PM CDT, Jude Nelson
>> <judecn@???> wrote:
>>
>> ::I'm pleased to announce the availability of eventfs
>>
>> --
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