From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Greg KH Date: Sat, 02 Apr 2005 06:54:48 +0000 Subject: Re: [PATCH] udev: add rule based program execution Message-Id: <20050402065448.GC18149@kroah.com> List-Id: References: <20050329145403.GA16544@vrfy.org> In-Reply-To: <20050329145403.GA16544@vrfy.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-hotplug@vger.kernel.org On Fri, Apr 01, 2005 at 09:30:35AM +0200, Kay Sievers wrote: > On Thu, 2005-03-31 at 16:18 -0800, Greg KH wrote: > > On Wed, Mar 30, 2005 at 10:20:34PM +0200, Kay Sievers wrote: > > > On Wed, 2005-03-30 at 11:21 -0800, Greg KH wrote: > > > > On Tue, Mar 29, 2005 at 04:54:03PM +0200, Kay Sievers wrote: > > > > > This patch on top of the current bk-tree allows to specify programs to > > > > > be executed after the device handling. This is meant as a general > > > > > replacement for the dev.d/ logic which is known to be the main reason for > > > > > the boot-time delay on udev systems. > > > > > > > > > > This patch introduces the HOTPLUG key. Every matching rule can add one > > > > > HOTPLUG key to a list of program to be executed after the node is > > > > > created/removed. > > > > > > > > I like this, except for the name of the key. The term "hotplug" is just > > > > too overloaded these days. Can you change it to something else. > > > > > > You are right! HOTPLUG says nothing and that key should be renamed. > > > > > > > Perhaps NOTIFIER? That more explicitly states what this rule is going > > > > to do. > > > > > > How does AGENT sound? It's a bit shorter, but hey, NOTIFIER is still > > > shorter than SUBSYSTEM. :) > > > > AGENT is again, a term that is very overloaded in the computing field. > > I still like NOTIFIER, but if you really don't like that... > > Heh, seems we don't have bigger problems these days. :) > Last try for a shorter key name. What about RUN? Ok, that's fine with me. Anyone not like this? thanks, greg k-h ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_ide95&alloc_id396&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