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SubjectRe: module-init-tools/udev and module auto-loading
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On Tue, 2004-02-03 at 21:33, viro@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk
wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 03, 2004 at 07:48:06PM +0200, Martin Schlemmer wrote:
> > > > I guess there will be cries of murder if 'somebody' suggested that if
> > > > a node in /dev is opened, but not there, the kernel can call
> > > > 'modprobe -q /dev/foo' to load whatever alias there might have been?
>
> Vetoed. _Especially_ when you are checking that on "pathname prefix"
> level - namei.c is not a place for such special-casing.
>

Well, I do not scratch around in there in general. I guess the question
is:

1) This this idea is Ok to make it (not patch or where it is, but the
idea in general.

2) If yes to 1), any suggested place I should have a look at?


Thanks,

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Martin Schlemmer
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