Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 6 Oct 2004 20:01:45 +0200 | From | Jörn Engel <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Console: fall back to /dev/null when no console is availlable |
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On Wed, 6 October 2004 10:41:08 -0700, Greg KH wrote: > > Good point. So, should we do it in the kernel, in call_usermodehelper, > so that all users of this function get it correct, or should I do it in > userspace, in the /sbin/hotplug program? > > Any opinions?
Kernel.
Same reasoning as before, if someone comes along and creates a "much better" /sbin/hotplug which doesn't handle it, things will break again.
Jörn
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