linux-kernel - CONFIG_UEVENT

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44L0.1406241421050.888-100000@iolanthe.rowland.org>
Date:	Tue, 24 Jun 2014 14:23:20 -0400 (EDT)
From:	Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>
To:	Michael Marineau <mike@...ineau.org>, Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
cc:	Kernel development list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER default

Michael and Greg:

The help text for CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER says (among other things):

	  This should not be used today, because usual systems create
	  many events at bootup or device discovery in a very short time
	  frame.

If it shouldn't be used, why does it default to 'y'?

Alan Stern

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