[BusyBox 0001299]: mdev can't create character devices

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Mon Apr 2 14:07:26 PDT 2007


The following issue has been SUBMITTED. 
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http://busybox.net/bugs/view.php?id=1299 
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Reported By:                Souf
Assigned To:                BusyBox
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Project:                    BusyBox
Issue ID:                   1299
Category:                   Other
Reproducibility:            always
Severity:                   major
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     assigned
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Date Submitted:             04-02-2007 14:07 PDT
Last Modified:              04-02-2007 14:07 PDT
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Summary:                    mdev can't create character devices
Description: 
I built an embedded system and I installed it on a mini PC (CPU: GeodeGX1),
, when I load the sound driver (this driver is under development):
modprobe snd-cs5530
mdev creates a block devices instead a character devices:

ls -l /dev/snd/
brw-rw-rw-    1 root     root     116,   5 Apr  2 22:29 controlC0
brw-rw-rw-    1 root     root     116,   4 Apr  2 22:29 pcmC0D0c
brw-rw-rw-    1 root     root     116,   3 Apr  2 22:29 pcmC0D0p
brw-rw-rw-    1 root     root     116,   2 Apr  2 22:29 timer

whereas the sound devices must be created as character devices.

I believe that the problem comes from this line:
type = (path[5]=='c') ? S_IFCHR : S_IFBLK;
which must be like this:
type = (path[5]=='b') ? S_IFBLK : S_IFCHR;

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Issue History 
Date Modified   Username       Field                    Change               
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04-02-07 14:07  Souf           New Issue                                    
04-02-07 14:07  Souf           Status                   new => assigned     
04-02-07 14:07  Souf           Assigned To               => BusyBox         
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