linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 15/25] dm: add uevent change event on resume

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Date:	Fri, 15 Sep 2006 15:57:34 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Alasdair G Kergon <agk@...hat.com>, Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Hannes Reinecke <hare@...e.de>,
	Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 15/25] dm: add uevent change event on resume

On Thu, Sep 14, 2006 at 10:47:29PM +0100, Alasdair G Kergon wrote:
> From: Hannes Reinecke <hare@...e.de>
> 
> Device-mapper devices are not accessible until a 'resume' ioctl has been
> issued.  For userspace to find out when this happens we need to generate an
> uevent for udev to take appropriate action.
> 
> As discussed at OLS we should send 'change' events for 'resume'.
> We can think of no useful purpose served by also having 'suspend' events.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare@...e.de>
> Signed-off-by: Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org>
> Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon <agk@...hat.com>

I was at that meeting for a bit (had to chase after my son...) so feel
free to add:
	Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>

from me to this patch.

thanks,

greg k-h
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