From: Olivier Blin <oblin@mandriva.com>
To: linux-hotplug@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Hotplug-Perl?
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 10:03:33 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m3ll0fl1je.fsf@dynamo.mandriva.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <43542395.7090808@ukonline.co.uk>
Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@vrfy.org> writes:
> This is no longer needed. The whole "hotplug" package is almost dead, as nobody
> needs to parse *.map files these days to load a module. The kernel exports
> the MODALIAS string in sysfs and the event environment, which can be
> natively handled by modprobe. No need for _any_ magic script.
This map feature is still appreciated to detect PTP cameras and
scanners for example. Module loading isn't required for these devices,
but a script may have to be run to alert desktop applications.
--
Olivier Blin
Mandriva
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-10-27 10:03 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-10-17 22:20 Hotplug-Perl? raid517
2005-10-17 23:20 ` Hotplug-Perl? Kay Sievers
2005-10-27 10:03 ` Olivier Blin [this message]
2005-10-27 10:10 ` Hotplug-Perl? Marco d'Itri
2005-10-27 10:30 ` Hotplug-Perl? Olivier Blin
2005-10-27 10:33 ` Hotplug-Perl? Marco d'Itri
2005-10-27 10:44 ` Hotplug-Perl? Olivier Blin
2005-10-28 1:16 ` Hotplug-Perl? Kay Sievers
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