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    SubjectRe: [PATCH 20/28] HOTPLUG: call_usermodehelper callback support
    On Mon, Oct 25, 2004 at 10:48:40AM -0400, Mike Waychison wrote:
    > This patch extends the call_usermodehelper api by adding a callback variant.
    > The callback is made right when the system is about to call execve into the
    > new process. This allows for the caller to provide changes to the default
    > environment right before the exec takes place. Note: the context of the
    > callback will be _from within another process_.

    I don't like this at all. First it's the usual fork() + exec() vs spawn() with
    gazillions of arguments debatte, second this sounds far too complex to do it in
    kernelspace to me. Why can't you do the enviroment changes from the program
    beeing executed?

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