From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262827AbTLDBSF (ORCPT ); Wed, 3 Dec 2003 20:18:05 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262838AbTLDBSF (ORCPT ); Wed, 3 Dec 2003 20:18:05 -0500 Received: from mail.kroah.org ([65.200.24.183]:24982 "EHLO perch.kroah.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262827AbTLDBSD (ORCPT ); Wed, 3 Dec 2003 20:18:03 -0500 Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 17:13:57 -0800 From: Greg KH To: Fredrik Tolf Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Why is hotplug a kernel helper? Message-ID: <20031204011357.GA22506@kroah.com> References: <16334.31260.278243.22272@pc7.dolda2000.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <16334.31260.278243.22272@pc7.dolda2000.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, Dec 04, 2003 at 01:04:44AM +0100, Fredrik Tolf wrote: > 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)? Please see the archives for why this is, it's been argued many times. > Correct me if I'm wrong, but the kobject code never does check the > return value from the usermode helper, right? That is correct. thanks, greg k-h