linux-kernel - Re: udev and inotify

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Message-ID: <20080901113055.214400@gmx.net>
Date:	Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:30:55 +0200
From:	qxc@....de
To:	Matthias Schniedermeyer <ms@...d.de>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: udev and inotify

OK, thx!

-------- Original-Nachricht --------
> Datum: Mon, 1 Sep 2008 13:28:16 +0200
> Von: Matthias Schniedermeyer <ms@...d.de>
> An: qxc@....de
> CC: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> Betreff: Re: udev and inotify

> On 01.09.2008 11:32, qxc@....de wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > after I have tried it in different webboards and also in different
> mailing lists from vger.kernel.org without success I afraid I have to ask my
> question here (guessing that it is definitely the wrong mailing list):
> > 
> > I have compiled a special kernel without inotify and dnotify because the
> target system is very static and doesn't needs them (but kernel size is
> important on that system).
> > 
> > Unfortunately now I get an error message from udev that inotify is
> missing and therefore udev can't check if its cofiguration files change (what
> never will happen on that system).
> > 
> > So my question is: how do I get rid of that error message? Can I set a
> udev option somewhere that turns it off? It is verty irritating for users
> because it displays an error that is no error...
> 
> After locking into the source.
> udevd.c, main-function.
> Just look for the "inotify_init". It's the if/else if/else after that
> 
> The error-message doesn't depend on any further conditions.
> If you want to get rid of it, you have to patch it out, getting rid of 
> the else if and else should to the trick.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Bis denn
> 
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