Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261775AbUCDKCv (ORCPT ); Thu, 4 Mar 2004 05:02:51 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261786AbUCDKCv (ORCPT ); Thu, 4 Mar 2004 05:02:51 -0500 Received: from dinsnail.net ([217.160.166.159]:8096 "EHLO heinz.dinsnail.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261775AbUCDKCt (ORCPT ); Thu, 4 Mar 2004 05:02:49 -0500 Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 10:27:59 +0100 From: Michael Weiser To: Greg KH Cc: Ed Tomlinson , linux-hotplug-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] udev 021 release Message-ID: <20040304092759.GA95456@weiser.dinsnail.net> References: <20040303000957.GA11755@kroah.com> <20040303095615.GA89995@weiser.dinsnail.net> <200403030722.17632.edt@aei.ca> <20040303151433.GC25687@kroah.com> <20040304012233.GB22511@wonderland.linux.it> <20040304012813.GD2207@kroah.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040304012813.GD2207@kroah.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-MailScanner: Found to be clean Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1110 Lines: 20 On Wed, Mar 03, 2004 at 05:28:13PM -0800, Greg KH wrote: > > This does not solve the problem of drivers which do not have matching > > hardware, like PPP and loop device. I do not mind unconditionally loading > > these modules at boot, but there has to be a way to recognize them: I do > > not think it is acceptable to load *all* modules available on the system > > (what is the point of having a modular kernel then?). > Then have your "use the loop device" or "use the ppp device" load the > module before it is used. Or manually create the dev node and hope that > kmod and its aliases work... AFAICS both require root privileges and the latter will break with dynamic device numbers issued by the kernel. The previous model enabled normal users to have the kernel adjust to their current requirements dynamically without the need of being root. -- bye, Micha - 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/