Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 1 Jan 2004 12:03:49 -0800 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: udev and devfs - The final word |
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On Thu, Jan 01, 2004 at 05:17:50PM +0100, Pascal Schmidt wrote: > On Wed, 31 Dec 2003, Greg KH wrote: > > > You would not have any "extra" overhead if you don't add any new devices > > to your system. udev only runs when /sbin/hotplug runs. As for extra > > space on your disk, this email thread is almost as big as the udev > > binary is :) > > Well, but if random device numbers become a reality, udev would have > to run at boot time or I wouldn't get usable device nodes.
Exactly, it's on the TODO list :)
thanks,
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