mdev: add support for "only rename" option in mdev.conf

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/util-linux/mdev.c b/util-linux/mdev.c
index 14aa593f5..d5faf432e 100644
--- a/util-linux/mdev.c
+++ b/util-linux/mdev.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ static void make_device(char *path, int delete)
         char *dev_maj_min = path + strlen(path);
         char *command = NULL;
         char *alias = NULL;
+        int aliaslink;
 
         /* Force the configuration file settings exactly. */
         umask(0);
@@ -168,11 +169,12 @@ static void make_device(char *path, int delete)
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_MDEV_RENAME
                         if (!next)
                                 break;
-                        if (*next == '>') {
+                        if (*next == '>' || *next == '=') {
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_MDEV_RENAME_REGEXP
                                 char *s, *p;
                                 unsigned i, n;
 
+                                aliaslink = (*next == '>');
                                 val = next;
                                 next = next_field(val);
                                 /* substitute %1..9 with off[1..9], if any */
@@ -198,6 +200,7 @@ static void make_device(char *path, int delete)
                                         s++;
                                 }
 #else
+                                aliaslink = (*next == '>');
                                 val = next;
                                 next = next_field(val);
                                 alias = xstrdup(val + 1);
@@ -269,9 +272,8 @@ static void make_device(char *path, int delete)
                                 }
 
                                 /* recreate device_name as a symlink to moved device node */
-                                if (rename(device_name, alias) == 0) {
+                                if (rename(device_name, alias) == 0 && aliaslink) 
                                         symlink(alias, device_name);
-                                }
 
                                 free(alias);
                         }