From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Steffen Sledz Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 17:01:26 +0000 Subject: Re: [PATCH] udev-watch: try inotify_init if inotify_init1 is not Message-Id: <4D67E066.2020005@dresearch.de> List-Id: References: <1298649324-12077-1-git-send-email-sledz@dresearch.de> In-Reply-To: <1298649324-12077-1-git-send-email-sledz@dresearch.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit To: linux-hotplug@vger.kernel.org Am 25.02.2011 17:57, schrieb Kay Sievers: > On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 16:55, Steffen Sledz 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 -- DResearch Fahrzeugelektronik GmbH Otto-Schmirgal-Str. 3, 10319 Berlin, Germany Tel: +49 30 515932-237 mailto:sledz@DResearch.de Fax: +49 30 515932-299 Geschäftsführer: Dr. Michael Weber, Werner Mögle; Amtsgericht Berlin Charlottenburg; HRB 130120 B; Ust.-IDNr. DE273952058