From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Alexander E. Patrakov" Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2005 14:46:38 +0000 Subject: Re: Kernel Firmware Loading Message-Id: <436B744E.6090707@ums.usu.ru> List-Id: References: <4365DBD9.2040407@ukonline.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <4365DBD9.2040407@ukonline.co.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-hotplug@vger.kernel.org Duncan Sands wrote: >>... I don't see why the kernel can't wait until userspace has been mounted before it tries to load the firmware. >> >> > >Me neither. I mean, why do coldplugging of all devices (rather than just an >essential few) before the root filesystem is mounted? > > Please propose how are you going to tell the kernel the list of "essential" devices. -- Alexander E. Patrakov ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Tame your development challenges with Apache's Geronimo App Server. Download it for free - -and be entered to win a 42" plasma tv or your very own Sony(tm)PSP. Click here to play: http://sourceforge.net/geronimo.php _______________________________________________ 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