From: Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@vrfy.org>
To: linux-hotplug@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Hotplug-Perl?
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 01:16:29 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20051028011629.GC31472@vrfy.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <43542395.7090808@ukonline.co.uk>
On Thu, Oct 27, 2005 at 12:03:33PM +0200, Olivier Blin wrote:
> 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.
That is what HAL is used for today. You really want to do more than
running a "notification program". HAL has all the data for scanners
and cameras available along with all the other device properties,
userspace is interested in.
Kay
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prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-10-28 1:16 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 ` Hotplug-Perl? Olivier Blin
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 ` Kay Sievers [this message]
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