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> Btw., Is there any preferred method of announcing hotplug events to
> user interfaces?

There's interest in using D-BUS, but I'm not sure how it's progressed.
Which user's interface did you have in mind?  The relevant user may
be remote ... heck, they could even be a robot!  :)

- Dave