From: Steffen Sledz <sledz@dresearch.de>
To: linux-hotplug@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] udev-watch: try inotify_init if inotify_init1 is not
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 17:01:26 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4D67E066.2020005@dresearch.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1298649324-12077-1-git-send-email-sledz@dresearch.de>
Am 25.02.2011 17:57, schrieb Kay Sievers:
> On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 16:55, Steffen Sledz <sledz@dresearch.de> wrote:
>> inotify_init1 first appeared in Linux 2.6.27
>
> We depend on that or a more recent kernel for a few other reasons too.
> .27 might be the first on where this udev version compiles, but all
> below .32 is pretty much untested and known to fail during runtime in
> some areas. Let's not fix such compile failures, it is unlikely that
> udev will run properly for other reasons than inotify.
Hmmm?
Is there an overview of these reasons? We like/need to use udev-151 (or newer) together with linux 2.6.24.
Steffen
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Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-02-25 15:55 [PATCH] udev-watch: try inotify_init if inotify_init1 is not available Steffen Sledz
2011-02-25 16:57 ` Kay Sievers
2011-02-25 17:01 ` Steffen Sledz [this message]
2011-02-25 17:46 ` Kay Sievers
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