Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: removable media revalidation - udev vs. devfs or static /dev | From | Martin Schlemmer <> | Date | Thu, 08 Jan 2004 20:34:14 +0200 |
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On Thu, 2004-01-08 at 03:15, Greg KH wrote:
> The problem is the following: > - user plugs in their usb flash reader with no media in it > - the main block device is create, no partitions > - user plugs a flash stick/whatever into the reader > - kernel gets no notification of this event > - userspace gets no notification of this event > > How can userspace know to open the main block device now? Require that > we put a big "Rescan media now" button on the desktop? That's one way, > but users are used to having to not do that. >
Stupid question - can't the kernel do the rescan?
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