linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] MIPS: configs: Remove useless UEVENT_HELPER

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Date:   Tue, 11 Jun 2019 22:30:33 +0000
From:   Paul Burton <paul.burton@...s.com>
To:     Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>
CC:     Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>,
        Paul Burton <pburton@...ecomp.com>,
        James Hogan <jhogan@...nel.org>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        "bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com" 
        <bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com>,
        "linux-mips@...r.kernel.org" <linux-mips@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>,
        "linux-mips@...r.kernel.org" <linux-mips@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] MIPS: configs: Remove useless UEVENT_HELPER_PATH

Hello,

Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> Remove the CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER_PATH because:
> 1. It is disabled since commit 1be01d4a5714 ("driver: base: Disable
> CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER by default") as its dependency (UEVENT_HELPER) was
> made default to 'n',
> 2. It is not recommended (help message: "This should not be used today
> [...] creates a high system load") and was kept only for ancient
> userland,
> 3. Certain userland specifically requests it to be disabled (systemd
> README: "Legacy hotplug slows down the system and confuses udev").
> 
> Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>
> Acked-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>

Applied to mips-next.

Thanks,
    Paul

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