On Nov 15, 2011 11:19 PM, "Alan McKinnon" <alan.mckin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:44:58 +0700 > Pandu Poluan <pa...@poluan.info> wrote: > > > > Create the file if it doesn't already exist. You now have a > > > totally udev-free machine > > > > > > > Sounds nice! > > > > However, my Gentoo systems are all virtual servers (DomU VMs on > > XenServer). So, the hardware devices are static. Will switching over > > to mdev give any benefits? > > > > I even am toying around with the idea of having a completely > > static /dev, but still can't find any guide/pointers yet. > > > > (Apologies if my email is OOT) > > > > A VM can be surprisingly useful for this. If you can emulate different > hardware you can generate useful testing scenarios quickly. The tests > won't be conclusive (emulated hardware is not the same thing as real > hardware) but you *can* test to a standard. >
True. Unfortunately, I don't have 'exotic' hardware to test mdev against, and USB pass-through is not yet supported on XenServer 5.6 (which I'm using right now). I can try it inside VirtualBox on my Windows workstation though. Will that help? Rgds,
