2 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/aoe/mkdevs.sh b/Documentation/aoe/mkdevs.sh
index ec5a6de1cd7b..97374aacacb2 100644
--- a/Documentation/aoe/mkdevs.sh
+++ b/Documentation/aoe/mkdevs.sh
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ rm -f $dir/discover
 mknod -m 0200 $dir/discover c $MAJOR 3
 rm -f $dir/interfaces
 mknod -m 0200 $dir/interfaces c $MAJOR 4
+rm -f $dir/revalidate
+mknod -m 0200 $dir/revalidate c $MAJOR 5
 
 export n_partitions
 mkshelf=`echo $0 | sed 's!mkdevs!mkshelf!'`
diff --git a/Documentation/aoe/udev.txt b/Documentation/aoe/udev.txt
index ab39d8bb634c..a7ed1dc4f331 100644
--- a/Documentation/aoe/udev.txt
+++ b/Documentation/aoe/udev.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 SUBSYSTEM="aoe", KERNEL="discover",     NAME="etherd/%k", GROUP="disk", MODE="0220"
 SUBSYSTEM="aoe", KERNEL="err",          NAME="etherd/%k", GROUP="disk", MODE="0440"
 SUBSYSTEM="aoe", KERNEL="interfaces",   NAME="etherd/%k", GROUP="disk", MODE="0220"
+SUBSYSTEM="aoe", KERNEL="revalidate",   NAME="etherd/%k", GROUP="disk", MODE="0220"
 
 # aoe block devices     
 KERNEL="etherd*",       NAME="%k", GROUP="disk"