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

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Message-Id: <200612290650.28508.arnd@arndb.de>
Date:	Fri, 29 Dec 2006 06:50:27 +0100
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	Avi Kivity <avi@...o.co.il>
Cc:	Jeff Chua <jeff.chua.linux@...il.com>,
	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

On Thursday 28 December 2006 16:51, Avi Kivity wrote:
> Greg, /dev/kvm is a MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR device.  Is there any way of
> using it without udev?  Should I allocate a static number?

You can write a small script that parses /proc/misc and creates the device,
like

# /sbin/mknod /dev/kvm c 10 `grep '\<kvm\>' /proc/misc | cut -f 1 -d\ `

If you already have an init script, e.g. to set up tun/tap devices,
it would make sense to put it in there.

	Arnd <><
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