From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Peter Korsgaard <jacmet@uclibc.org>
Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2014 22:53:09 +0100
Subject: [Buildroot] [PATCH] linux: don't automatically set
	uevent_helper with mdev /dev management
In-Reply-To: <769563a34e142e85ec4c.1391761259@argentina> (Thomas De
 Schampheleire's message of "Fri, 07 Feb 2014 09:20:59 +0100")
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>>>>> "Thomas" == Thomas De Schampheleire <patrickdepinguin@gmail.com> writes:

 > When mdev /dev management is chosen in the buildroot configuration, the
 > Linux configuration is updated automatically to set option
 > CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER_PATH to "/sbin/mdev". However, the help text of this
 > option explicitly recommends not setting this option due to large
 > performance impact during boot (experienced first hand by the reporter ?nd
 > author).

 > The mdev startup script S10mdev already sets the helper during userspace
 > boot, which will make sure mdev is working correctly.

 > Fixes bug #6596: https://bugs.busybox.net/show_bug.cgi?id=6596

 > Reported-by: Andreas Koop <andreas.koop@zf.com>
 > Signed-off-by: Thomas De Schampheleire <thomas.de.schampheleire@gmail.com>

Committed, thanks.

-- 
Bye, Peter Korsgaard