From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Kay Sievers Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 01:42:09 +0000 Subject: Re: [PATCH] udev - simpler PROGRAM execution with arguments Message-Id: <1077673328.1167.5.camel@pim> List-Id: References: <20040225011944.GA25022@vrfy.org> In-Reply-To: <20040225011944.GA25022@vrfy.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-hotplug@vger.kernel.org On Wed, 2004-02-25 at 02:34, Patrick Mansfield wrote: > On Wed, Feb 25, 2004 at 02:19:44AM +0100, Kay Sievers wrote: > > While putting the limitations of our PROGRAM execution with arguments in > > the man page, I asked myself why we don't simply use a subshell if a space > > is found in the PROGRAM key. > > It would be possible to use all shell functions like pipe or diversion > > and we get rid of the hardcoded argument limit. > > But now you depend on /bin/sh, is that acceptable? If it's not there, only the PROGRAM call with arguments will fail. I think there are only few systems without /bin/sh but udev :) > > Pat, is this fine with you? scsi_id without arguments is still called > > directly. As promised, I've added a info() for a failing PROGRAM execution. > > Yes, especially since scsi_id should be called with no arguments. Fine. thanks, Kay ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net is sponsored by: Speed Start Your Linux Apps Now. Build and deploy apps & Web services for Linux with a free DVD software kit from IBM. Click Now! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id56&alloc_id438&op=click _______________________________________________ Linux-hotplug-devel mailing list http://linux-hotplug.sourceforge.net Linux-hotplug-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-hotplug-devel