From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Oliver Neukum Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 08:53:03 +0000 Subject: Re: Problem hotplugging USB flashdrive (race?) 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 Am Mittwoch, 17. Dezember 2003 18:47 schrieb Greg KH: > On Wed, Dec 17, 2003 at 06:28:13PM +0100, Bertrik Sikken wrote: > > >Exactly. Try putting a sleep before reading the file, or loop on the > > >file for a bit before reading it. > > > > I can confirm that the sleep works (added a sleep 1 at the start > > of the script). Does this suggest an issue in the kernel? > > No, it's not a problem with the kernel, it's just something that you > need to be aware of in your hotplug scripts. Technically, it is a race condition. You need to make sure that user space loses the race. Regards Oliver ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials. Become an expert in LINUX or just sharpen your skills. Sign up for IBM's Free Linux Tutorials. Learn everything from the bash shell to sys admin. Click now! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id78&alloc_id371&op=click _______________________________________________ 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