linux-kernel - Re: open /dev/kvm: No such file or directory

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Date:	Thu, 28 Dec 2006 17:51:07 +0200
From:	Avi Kivity <avi@...o.co.il>
To:	Jeff Chua <jeff.chua.linux@...il.com>
CC:	Dor Laor <dor.laor@...ranet.com>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Subject: Re: open /dev/kvm: No such file or directory

Jeff Chua wrote:
> On 12/28/06, Avi Kivity <avi@...o.co.il> wrote:
>
>> udev is the best solution here.  It works with read-only root as it
>> mounts tmpfs on /dev.
>
> Thanks for the suggestion and I'll look into it. As for now, my system
> works well without udev, and I just wanted to test kvm without the
> "dynamic" /dev/kvm feature if possible.
>
> Would it be possible to create /dev/kvm once and let it stay there
> permanently? How about a switch for non-udev system?

[cc'ing udev guru]

Greg, /dev/kvm is a MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR device.  Is there any way of 
using it without udev?  Should I allocate a static number?


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