Bug#723613: udev in jessie requires a kernel with CONFIG_DEVTMPFS=y

[Niels Thykier <niels@thykier.net>]

Control: tags -1 pending

On Wed, 18 Sep 2013 00:57:46 +0200 Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org> wrote:
> Package: release-notes
> Severity: normal
> Tags: jessie
> 
> udev 176 and newer requires a kernel with devtmpfs support since it no
> longer creates any device nodes itself [1].
> The Debian provided kernels in wheezy and jessie do have CONFIG_DEVTMPFS=y
> already, so are not affected by this change. Users with self-compiled
> kernels should check their kernel configuration and update if needed.
> 
> We should add a section about this new kernel requirement to the jessie
> release notes.
> 
> 
> [1] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=722580
> 
> [...]
> 


Hi,

Thanks for the heads up.  I have applied the attached patch to the
release-notes.  A review of it would be much appreciated.

Thanks,
~Niels

>From 9c7796516b6a0e1f578d738e3223bd99990f4f44 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: nthykier <nthykier@313b444b-1b9f-4f58-a734-7bb04f332e8d>
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 22:05:07 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] issues: Mention that kernels need CONFIG_DEVTMPFS (#723613)

Signed-off-by: Niels Thykier <niels@thykier.net>

git-svn-id: svn+ssh://svn.debian.org/svn/ddp/manuals/trunk/release-notes@10503 313b444b-1b9f-4f58-a734-7bb04f332e8d
---
 en/issues.dbk | 20 +++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/en/issues.dbk b/en/issues.dbk
index c465d6e..54949d0 100644
--- a/en/issues.dbk
+++ b/en/issues.dbk
@@ -222,11 +222,29 @@ Pin-Priority: -1
 </section>
 </section>
 
+<section id="udev-needs-kernel-with-devtmpfs">
+  <!-- Wheezy to Jessie -->
+  <title>Jessie udev needs kernel with CONFIG_DEVTMPFS=y (non-standard setups)</title>
+  <note>
+    <para>
+      This section is only for people, who compile their own kernel.
+      If you use the kernels compiled by Debian, you can disregard
+      this section.
+    </para>
+  </note>
+  <para>
+    The <systemitem role="package">udev</systemitem> package in Jessie
+    requires a kernel compiled with "CONFIG_DEVTMPFS=y".  Please
+    ensure your kernel is compiled with that option prior to
+    upgrading.
+  </para>
+</section>
+
 
 <section id="cryptsetup-luks-whirlpool">
   <!-- Wheezy to Jessie -->
   <title>Manual migration of disks encrypted with LUKS whirlpool
-  (non-standard setup)</title>
+  (non-standard setups)</title>
   <note>
     <para>
       This section is only for people have set up LUKS encrypted disks
-- 
2.1.3