Udev rules and the management of the plumbing layer

Udev is now a key component in almost all Linux systems. It's like the plumbing in a house; most people never notice it until it breaks. Then they realize how important a component it really is. A recent discussion on harmonizing udev rules across distributions has highlighted some of the changes which are being made in the low-level Linux system plumbing; click below (subscribers only) for LWN's report.

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