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Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 13:50:01 +0200 From: "Kay Sievers" <kay.sievers@...y.org> To: "Frans Pop" <elendil@...net.nl> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: [mm] Better help needed for UEVENT_HELPER_PATH On 9/28/07, Frans Pop <elendil@...net.nl> wrote: > Current help for CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER_PATH is: > Path to uevent helper program forked by the kernel for > every uevent. > With default value of /sbin/hotplug. > > Help! I don't have /sbin/hotplug (Debian unstable, using udev). > What do I do now? Will my hardware be unsupported because I don't have > /sbin/hotplug? Nothing has changed, it's just configurable now for setups which don't use the "fork-bomb" anymore. > Should I leave it at the default? Make it empty? Or do I need to replace > hotplug by some other magic command? Do nothing, leave it at the default value, if you are unsure about your setup. If your system works without it, you save a few cycles at bootup. > Please extend the help text to give some context and indication of how to > use this option. We can't really tell, it entirely depends on the distro, setup, udev integration, initramfs. Old initramfs setups might need it, even on a udev system without any /sbin/hotplug like stuff installed. You would need to look in your initramfs image if it contains a /sbin/hotplug. Thanks, Kay - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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