Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: module-init-tools/udev and module auto-loading | From | Martin Schlemmer <> | Date | Tue, 03 Feb 2004 22:47:13 +0200 |
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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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