From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S266123AbUBDBmL (ORCPT ); Tue, 3 Feb 2004 20:42:11 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S266220AbUBDBmK (ORCPT ); Tue, 3 Feb 2004 20:42:10 -0500 Received: from dp.samba.org ([66.70.73.150]:58512 "EHLO lists.samba.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S266123AbUBDBmI (ORCPT ); Tue, 3 Feb 2004 20:42:08 -0500 From: Rusty Russell To: Martin Schlemmer Cc: Greg KH , viro@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk, Linux Kernel Mailing Lists Subject: Re: module-init-tools/udev and module auto-loading In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 03 Feb 2004 19:48:06 +0200." <1075830486.7473.32.camel@nosferatu.lan> Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2004 12:22:31 +1100 Message-Id: <20040204014222.46AF02C29B@lists.samba.org> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In message <1075830486.7473.32.camel@nosferatu.lan> you write: > > I think it's an excellent idea, although ideally we would have this > > mechanism in userspace as much as possible. Anything from some > > special hack to block -ENOENT on directory lookups and notify an fd, > > to some exotic overlay filesystem. > > Something like attached. Besides me not knowing if there is a better > place for it, it have the following issues: Dude, you're brave. I mean, really, really brave. However, it strikes me that the automounter does similar tricks, and so a similar setup should be possible for /dev. Al? Suggestions appreciated? Thanks, Rusty. -- Anyone who quotes me in their sig is an idiot. -- Rusty Russell.