[Linux-parport] parport module is a missing "dev" file in /sys

[Jason Dravet]

The parport module is a missing "dev" file in /sys, which the kernel should 
provide.

Oct 19 09:11:52 jever udevd[18982]: get_udevd_msg: udevd event message 
received
Oct 19 09:11:52 jever udevd[18982]: main: skip uevent_helper message with
SEQNUM, netlink is active
Oct 19 09:11:52 jever udevd[18982]: msg_queue_insert: seq 699 queued, 'add'
'/module/parport'
Oct 19 09:11:52 jever udevd[18982]: udev_event_run: seq 699 forked, pid 
[19000],
'add' 'module', 0 seconds old
Oct 19 09:11:52 jever udevd[18982]: msg_queue_insert: seq 700 queued, 'add'
'/module/parport_pc'
Oct 19 09:11:52 jever udevd[18982]: udev_event_run: seq 700 forked, pid 
[19002],
'add' 'module', 0 seconds old
Oct 19 09:11:52 jever udevd[18982]: get_udevd_msg: udevd event message 
received
Oct 19 09:11:52 jever udevd[18982]: main: skip uevent_helper message with
SEQNUM, netlink is active
Oct 19 09:11:52 jever udevd[18982]: udev_done: seq 700, pid [19002] exit, 0
seconds old
Oct 19 09:11:52 jever udevd[18982]: msg_queue_insert: seq 701 queued, 'add'
'/bus/pnp/drivers/parport_pc'
Oct 19 09:11:52 jever udevd[18982]: udev_event_run: seq 701 forked, pid 
[19006],
'add' 'drivers', 0 seconds old
Oct 19 09:11:52 jever udevd[18982]: get_udevd_msg: udevd event message 
received
Oct 19 09:11:52 jever udevd[18982]: main: skip uevent_helper message with
SEQNUM, netlink is active
Oct 19 09:11:52 jever kernel: pnp: Device 00:08 activated.
Oct 19 09:11:52 jever udevd[18982]: udev_done: seq 699, pid [19000] exit, 0
seconds old
Oct 19 09:11:52 jever kernel: parport: PnPBIOS parport detected.
Oct 19 09:11:52 jever udevd[18982]: udev_done: seq 701, pid [19006] exit, 0
seconds old
Oct 19 09:11:52 jever kernel: parport0: PC-style at 0x378 (0x778), irq 7
[PCSPP,TRISTATE]
Oct 19 09:11:52 jever udevd[18982]: msg_queue_insert: seq 702 queued, 'add'
'/bus/pci/drivers/parport_pc'
Oct 19 09:11:52 jever udevd[18982]: udev_event_run: seq 702 forked, pid 
[19008],
'add' 'drivers', 0 seconds old
Oct 19 09:11:52 jever udevd[18982]: get_udevd_msg: udevd event message 
received
Oct 19 09:11:52 jever udevd[18982]: main: skip uevent_helper message with
SEQNUM, netlink is active
Oct 19 09:11:52 jever udevd[18982]: udev_done: seq 702, pid [19008] exit, 0
seconds old

No hotplug message from the kernel appears and no /sys "dev" file is 
offered.  This is bug number 5496 in bugzilla.kernel.org.

Thanks,
Jason