Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] docs: admin-guide: update description for kernel.hotplug sysctl | From | Rasmus Villemoes <> | Date | Thu, 6 May 2021 15:06:17 +0200 |
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On 20/04/2021 14.06, Rasmus Villemoes wrote: > It's been a few releases since this defaulted to /sbin/hotplug. Update > the text, and include pointers to the two CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER{,_PATH} > config knobs whose help text could provide more info, but also hint > that the user probably doesn't need to care at all. > > Fixes: 7934779a69f1 ("Driver-Core: disable /sbin/hotplug by default") > Signed-off-by: Rasmus Villemoes <linux@rasmusvillemoes.dk>
Ping.
> --- > Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst | 7 ++++++- > 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst > index 1d56a6b73a4e..c24f57f2c782 100644 > --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst > +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst > @@ -333,7 +333,12 @@ hotplug > ======= > > Path for the hotplug policy agent. > -Default value is "``/sbin/hotplug``". > +Default value is ``CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER_PATH``, which in turn defaults > +to the empty string. > + > +This file only exists when ``CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER`` is enabled. Most > +modern systems rely exclusively on the netlink-based uevent source and > +don't need this. > > > hung_task_all_cpu_backtrace >
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