Example: make install
-4) You can now use 'dmsetup' to test the API.
+
+4) If you are using the ioctl interface but not devfs then install
+ scripts/devmap_mknod.sh to run either:
+
+ Each time the kernel boots
+ e.g. add to /etc/rc*
+
+ Or whenever the device-mapper is loaded (if you built it as a module)
+ e.g. add a "post-install" line to /etc/modules.conf.
+
+
+5) You can now use 'dmsetup' to test the API.
If you chose the filesystem interface you will first need to mount dmfs.
e.g. mount -t dmfs dmfs /dmfs
Read the dmsetup man page for more information.