> you need to create it yourself with `mknod`, or if you want > to utilize the hotplug stack, you have to create some > classes/devices using the kobject layer. /dev is not a > pseudo file system (ignoring the devtmpfs in 2.6.32) which > means *someone* has to create the device node. it's either > you, or you setup the hotplug layer to respond to device > events and create device nodes on the fly. i'm pretty sure > the LDD3 book goes into these details, so you might want to > try reading that. > > or, since apparently you only need one device node, simply > use the miscdevice layer and it'll take care of it all for > you. see linux/miscdevice.h and the many drivers that use it > under drivers/char/. > -mike > OK, many thanks for the direction Mike. I've been reading LDD3 as it happens but no mention of hotplug events until later chapters. Will read further.
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