Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S265069AbUAAUzb (ORCPT ); Thu, 1 Jan 2004 15:55:31 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S265062AbUAAUzU (ORCPT ); Thu, 1 Jan 2004 15:55:20 -0500 Received: from mail.kroah.org ([65.200.24.183]:27285 "EHLO perch.kroah.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S264934AbUAAUDs (ORCPT ); Thu, 1 Jan 2004 15:03:48 -0500 Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2004 12:03:49 -0800 From: Greg KH To: Pascal Schmidt Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: udev and devfs - The final word Message-ID: <20040101200349.GE17233@kroah.com> References: <20031231192306.GG25389@kroah.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 777 Lines: 21 On Thu, Jan 01, 2004 at 05:17:50PM +0100, Pascal Schmidt wrote: > On Wed, 31 Dec 2003, Greg KH wrote: > > > You would not have any "extra" overhead if you don't add any new devices > > to your system. udev only runs when /sbin/hotplug runs. As for extra > > space on your disk, this email thread is almost as big as the udev > > binary is :) > > Well, but if random device numbers become a reality, udev would have > to run at boot time or I wouldn't get usable device nodes. Exactly, it's on the TODO list :) thanks, greg k-h - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/