Messages in this thread |  | | | From | "Jim Crilly" <> | | Date | Sun, 26 Mar 2006 14:29:59 -0500 | | Subject | Re: Security downgrade? CONFIG_HOTPLUG required in 2.6.16? |
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On 03/26/06 01:42:36AM -0800, Linda Walsh wrote: > Adrian Bunk wrote: > >- hotplugging devices != module loading > >- CONFIG_HOTPLUG does not load any code into the kernel. > >- hotplugging devices can work without any userspace support > > > >As an example, hotplugging an USB hard disk works fine with > >CONFIG_MODULES=n and without any userspace support (assuming > >a static /dev). > > > --- > Ah, I see. But if I have no USB hard disk to plug in? > Should I still be compiling in HOTPLUG? Seems a waste. > Thanks for the example though... > > -linda
But what about USB keyboards and mice? IIRC at least some of the newer servers where I work don't come with PS/2 ports anymore.
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