From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Tim Hockin Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 22:19:22 +0000 Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] udev 0.1 release Message-Id: List-Id: References: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-hotplug@vger.kernel.org > > A much better solution could be had by select()ing on a filehandle > > indicating when a new hotswap event is ready to be processed. No races, > > no security issues, no performance issues. > > I must say that I've always felt this to be a better approach than the > /sbin/hotplug callout. I've always liked this approach, too - if you look at acpid, it is designed to be gereically useful for this model of kernel->userland notification. With minor mods, it could become 'eventd' and handle ACPI, hotplug, netlink, and any other style kernel->user notice. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Etnus, makers of TotalView, The debugger for complex code. Debugging C/C++ programs can leave you feeling lost and disoriented. TotalView can help you find your way. Available on major UNIX and Linux platforms. Try it free. www.etnus.com _______________________________________________ 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