Messages in this thread | | | From | Kay Sievers <> | Date | Mon, 20 Jun 2011 13:20:00 +0200 | Subject | Re: module: sysfs - add 'uevent' file to allow coldplug |
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On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 01:23, Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au> wrote: > On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 00:00:29 +0200, Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@vrfy.org> wrote: >> From: Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@vrfy.org> >> Subject: module: sysfs - add 'uevent' file to allow built-in coldplug >> >> Userspace wants to manage module parameters with udev rules. >> This currently only works for loaded modules, but not for >> built-in ones. > > I'm confused. What does "manage" mean here?
Hook system management into module-load events, which might include changing module parameters in /sys/module/*/parameters/*, or at bootup/coldplug run it for built-in modules.
We do the same to set properties for buses, drivers or devices when they appear.
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