From: Fredrik Tolf <fredrik@dolda2000.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Why is hotplug a kernel helper?
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2003 01:04:44 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <16334.31260.278243.22272@pc7.dolda2000.com> (raw)
If you don't mind me asking, I would like to know why the kernel calls
a usermode helper for hotplug events? Wouldn't a chrdev be a better
solution (especially considering that programs like magicdev could
listen in to it as well)? Correct me if I'm wrong, but the kobject
code never does check the return value from the usermode helper,
right?
Fredrik Tolf
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2003-12-04 0:04 Fredrik Tolf [this message]
2003-12-04 1:13 ` Why is hotplug a kernel helper? Greg KH
2003-12-04 2:00 ` Fredrik Tolf
2003-12-04 2:29 ` Greg KH
2003-12-04 2:37 ` Tim Hockin
2003-12-04 3:38 ` Fredrik Tolf
2003-12-04 7:41 ` Greg KH
2003-12-04 11:54 ` Joel Becker
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2003-12-04 11:17 ` Ihar 'Philips' Filipau
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2003-12-04 16:38 David Brownell
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