netdev - Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 10380] New: sc92031 does not create a device link in sysfs

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Message-Id: <20080402091435.39f99428.akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Wed, 2 Apr 2008 09:14:35 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	bugme-daemon@...zilla.kernel.org,
	Cesar Eduardo Barros <cesarb@...arb.net>, tom@...rkbay.at
Subject: Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 10380] New: sc92031 does not create a device
 link in sysfs


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On Wed,  2 Apr 2008 07:30:35 -0700 (PDT) bugme-daemon@...zilla.kernel.org wrote:

> http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10380
> 
>            Summary: sc92031 does not create a device link in sysfs
>            Product: Drivers
>            Version: 2.5
>      KernelVersion: 2.6.24
>           Platform: All
>         OS/Version: Linux
>               Tree: Mainline
>             Status: NEW
>           Severity: normal
>           Priority: P1
>          Component: Network
>         AssignedTo: jgarzik@...ox.com
>         ReportedBy: tom@...rkbay.at
> 
> 
> Latest working kernel version:
> Earliest failing kernel version: 
> Distribution: Gentoo
> Hardware Environment: x86, x86_64
> Software Environment:
> Problem Description:
> there is no 'device' link created for the sc92031 nic in sysfs under its
> respective directory '/sys/class/net/eth?' thus making it impossible to search
> up the device tree using udev.
> In my special case, persistent udev net rules cannot be generated by the
> respective gentoo udev script due to its dependency upon the udev 'DEVICES' key
> which cannot be determined because of the impossibility to search up the tree.
> Steps to reproduce:
> 1) install silan sc92031 (or realtek 8139D) nic in your pc
> 2) recompile and install kernel 2.6.24 (sysfs enabled) with sc92031 driver
> either in-kernel or as a module
> 3) reboot or load sc92031 module
> 4) make sure sysfs is mounted on /sys
> 5) look into the respective '/sys/class/net/eth?' directory
> 

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