name : 68-del-part-nodes.rules # These rules can delete partitions devnodes for slave devices # for certain aggregate devices such as multipath. # This is desirable to avoid confusion and keep the number # of device nodes and symlinks within limits. # # This is done only once on the first "add" or "change" event for # any given device. # # To suppress this, use the kernel parameter "dont_del_part_nodes", # or create an udev rule file that sets ENV{DONT_DEL_PART_NODES}="1". SUBSYSTEM!="block", GOTO="end_del_part_nodes" KERNEL!="sd*|dasd*", GOTO="end_del_part_nodes" ACTION!="add|change", GOTO="end_del_part_nodes" ENV{DEVTYPE}=="partition", GOTO="end_del_part_nodes" IMPORT{cmdline}="dont_del_part_nodes" ENV{dont_del_part_nodes}=="1", GOTO="end_del_part_nodes" ENV{DONT_DEL_PART_NODES}=="1", GOTO="end_del_part_nodes" # dm-multipath ENV{DM_MULTIPATH_DEVICE_PATH}=="1", GOTO="del_part_nodes" # Other aggregate device types can be added here. GOTO="end_del_part_nodes" LABEL="del_part_nodes" IMPORT{db}="DM_DEL_PART_NODES" ENV{DM_DEL_PART_NODES}!="1", ENV{DM_DEL_PART_NODES}="1", \ RUN+="/usr/sbin/partx -d --nr 1-1024 $env{DEVNAME}" LABEL="end_del_part_nodes"