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From: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
To: Narendra_K@Dell.com
Cc: linux-hotplug@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
	Matt_Domsch@Dell.com, Jordan_Hargrave@Dell.com,
	Charles_Rose@Dell.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] UDEV - Add 'udevlom' command line param to
Date: Wed, 03 Nov 2010 18:05:00 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20101103180500.GA7441@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20101103165505.GA3281@fedora-14-r710.oslab.blr.amer.dell.com>

On Wed, Nov 03, 2010 at 10:25:25PM +0530, Narendra_K@Dell.com wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> This patch allows users to specify if they want the onboard network
> interfaces to be renamed to lomN by implementing a command line param
> 'udevlom'.

Ick ick ick.

Why not do this in some other configuration file?  Don't rely on udev
being started with a different option, that is only ripe for abuse by
everyone else who wants their pet-project to get into the udev
environment.

Please, surely there's a different way to do this.

thanks,

greg k-h

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From: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
To: Narendra_K@Dell.com
Cc: linux-hotplug@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
	Matt_Domsch@Dell.com, Jordan_Hargrave@Dell.com,
	Charles_Rose@Dell.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] UDEV - Add 'udevlom' command line param to start_udev
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2010 11:05:00 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20101103180500.GA7441@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20101103165505.GA3281@fedora-14-r710.oslab.blr.amer.dell.com>

On Wed, Nov 03, 2010 at 10:25:25PM +0530, Narendra_K@Dell.com wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> This patch allows users to specify if they want the onboard network
> interfaces to be renamed to lomN by implementing a command line param
> 'udevlom'.

Ick ick ick.

Why not do this in some other configuration file?  Don't rely on udev
being started with a different option, that is only ripe for abuse by
everyone else who wants their pet-project to get into the udev
environment.

Please, surely there's a different way to do this.

thanks,

greg k-h

  reply	other threads:[~2010-11-03 18:05 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 32+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-11-03 16:55 [PATCH 1/1] UDEV - Add 'udevlom' command line param to start_udev Narendra_K
2010-11-03 16:58 ` Narendra_K
2010-11-03 18:05 ` Greg KH [this message]
2010-11-03 18:05   ` Greg KH
2010-11-03 18:32   ` [PATCH 1/1] UDEV - Add 'udevlom' command line param to Marco d'Itri
2010-11-03 18:32     ` [PATCH 1/1] UDEV - Add 'udevlom' command line param to start_udev Marco d'Itri
2010-11-04  8:37     ` Sujit K M
2010-11-04  8:49       ` Sujit K M
2010-11-05  2:58   ` Matt Domsch
2010-11-05  2:58     ` Matt Domsch
2010-11-08  8:42     ` Sujit K M
2010-11-08  8:54       ` Sujit K M
2010-11-08 18:17       ` Matt Domsch
2010-11-08 18:17         ` Matt Domsch
2010-11-15 16:47     ` Matt Domsch
2010-11-15 16:47       ` Matt Domsch
2010-11-15 17:16       ` [PATCH 1/1] UDEV - Add 'udevlom' command line param to Ben Hutchings
2010-11-15 17:16         ` [PATCH 1/1] UDEV - Add 'udevlom' command line param to start_udev Ben Hutchings
2010-11-15 19:32         ` Rick Jones
2010-11-15 19:32           ` Rick Jones
2010-11-24 20:57           ` Loke, Chetan
2010-11-24 20:57             ` Loke, Chetan
2010-11-24 21:13           ` Loke, Chetan
2010-11-24 21:13             ` Loke, Chetan
2010-11-25  2:56             ` [PATCH 1/1] UDEV - Add 'udevlom' command line param to Bill Fink
2010-11-25  2:56               ` [PATCH 1/1] UDEV - Add 'udevlom' command line param to start_udev Bill Fink
2010-11-26  2:09               ` Matt Domsch
2010-11-26  2:09                 ` Matt Domsch
2010-11-10 16:32 ` Harald Hoyer
2010-11-10 16:32   ` Harald Hoyer
2010-11-10 16:37   ` Harald Hoyer
2010-11-10 16:37     ` Harald Hoyer

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