From: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor_core@ameritech.net>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.12-rc4] Add EXPORT_SYMBOL for hotplug_path
Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 00:18:23 -0500
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On Friday 20 May 2005 00:18, Greg KH wrote:
> On Thu, May 19, 2005 at 09:43:23AM -0700, Tom Rini wrote:
> > If CONFIG_INPUT is set as a module, it will not load as hotplug_path is
> > not a defined symbol.  Trivial fix is to EXPORT_SYMBOL hotplug_path.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Tom Rini <trini@kernel.crashing.org>
> 
> Ick, no, I thought we got rid of that usage.  no one should be calling
> hotplug on their own, lots of bad things happen to udevd and HAL if they
> do.
> 
> What caused the input code to be added back into the kernel?  I'll try
> to go track that down...
>

The change never made it into the kernel. And I need to finish proper
input_dev sysfs conversion...

-- 
Dmitry
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