Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 12 Dec 2019 11:05:13 -0800 (PST) | Subject | Re: [PATCH net-next] xen-netback: get rid of old udev related code | From | David Miller <> |
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From: Paul Durrant <pdurrant@amazon.com> Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 13:54:06 +0000
> In the past it used to be the case that the Xen toolstack relied upon > udev to execute backend hotplug scripts. However this has not been the > case for many releases now and removal of the associated code in > xen-netback shortens the source by more than 100 lines, and removes much > complexity in the interaction with the xenstore backend state. > > NOTE: xen-netback is the only xenbus driver to have a functional uevent() > method. The only other driver to have a method at all is > pvcalls-back, and currently pvcalls_back_uevent() simply returns 0. > Hence this patch also facilitates further cleanup. > > Signed-off-by: Paul Durrant <pdurrant@amazon.com>
If userspace ever used this stuff, I seriously doubt you can remove this even if it hasn't been used in 5+ years.
Sorry.
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