Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Wed, 3 Dec 2003 17:13:57 -0800 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: Why is hotplug a kernel helper? |
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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,
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