From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Kay Sievers Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 01:16:29 +0000 Subject: Re: Hotplug-Perl? Message-Id: <20051028011629.GC31472@vrfy.org> List-Id: References: <43542395.7090808@ukonline.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <43542395.7090808@ukonline.co.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-hotplug@vger.kernel.org On Thu, Oct 27, 2005 at 12:03:33PM +0200, Olivier Blin wrote: > Kay Sievers 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 ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the JBoss Inc. Get Certified Today * Register for a JBoss Training Course Free Certification Exam for All Training Attendees Through End of 2005 Visit http://www.jboss.com/services/certification for more information _______________________________________________ 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