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From: Chris Smith <smitty_one_each@bigfoot.com>
To: linux-hotplug@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: overview of using hotplug in initrd
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 22:47:26 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <8764n72ept.fsf@bigfoot.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0602221115450.27382@www.mutagenix.org>

>>>>> "Marco" = Marco d'Itri <md@Linux.IT> writes:

    Marco> On Feb 22, Dan Barber <dan@mutagenix.org> wrote:
    >> Can someone point me to an overview or HOWTO in using hotplug
    >> in initrd for discovering hardware on boot up?
    Marco> You don't, nowadays you are supposed to use udev and an
    Marco> initramfs.

Is there a reference implementation of how that should be done?  I
used some ancient stuff to traverse /sys and make nodes for my block
devices, but the resulting boot was very messy.  What is Teh 'Right'
Way To Do It?
Best,
Chris



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  parent reply	other threads:[~2006-02-22 22:47 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-02-22 16:16 overview of using hotplug in initrd Dan Barber
2006-02-22 16:31 ` Marco d'Itri
2006-02-22 22:47 ` Chris Smith [this message]
2006-02-25  0:26 ` marrandy
2006-02-25  1:39 ` David Gómez
2006-02-25  6:31 ` iSteve
2006-02-27 18:06 ` Aaron Griffin
2006-02-27 18:19 ` iSteve
2006-02-27 18:25 ` Aaron Griffin

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