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Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 13:20:00 +0200 From: Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org> To: Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au> Cc: linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Greg KH <greg@...ah.com> Subject: Re: module: sysfs - add 'uevent' file to allow coldplug On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 01:23, Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au> wrote: > On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 00:00:29 +0200, Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org> wrote: >> From: Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org> >> Subject: module: sysfs - add 'uevent' file to allow built-in coldplug >> >> Userspace wants to manage module parameters with udev rules. >> This currently only works for loaded modules, but not for >> built-in ones. > > I'm confused. What does "manage" mean here? Hook system management into module-load events, which might include changing module parameters in /sys/module/*/parameters/*, or at bootup/coldplug run it for built-in modules. We do the same to set properties for buses, drivers or devices when they appear. 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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