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Subject: [Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH 2/5] husb: support for USB host device auto
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To: Anthony Liguori <anthony@codemonkey.ws>
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Anthony Liguori wrote:
> Max Krasnyansky wrote:
>> Anthony Liguori wrote:
>>  
>>> Max Krasnyansky wrote:
>>>    
>>>> Anyway, it's implemented using a periodic timer that scans host devices
>>>> and grabs those that match the filter. Timer is started when the first
>>>> filter is added.
>>>>         
>>> Again, there has to be a way to get notified of usb device add/remove in
>>> Linux.
>>>     
>>
>> Yes the best way is probably registering with HAL via dbus.
>>   
> I was afraid you would say that :-)
:)

>> Do you mind if we do something like that incrementally ?
>>   
> 
> Yeah, I don't really want to have QEMU depend on dbus so in this case,
> polling would be better.

I'm thinking that maybe we could use 'inotify' on /proc/bus/usb.
Would you be ok with 'inotify' ?

Max