Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:12:52 -0800
From: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
To: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@vrfy.org>,
       Alan Stern <stern@rowland.harvard.edu>,
       Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Subject: Re: [RFC] kobject/kset/ktype documentation and example code updated
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On Thu, Dec 20, 2007 at 02:06:59PM -0800, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:27:00 -0800 Greg KH wrote:
> > On Wed, Dec 19, 2007 at 10:32:06PM -0800, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> > > On Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:30:31 -0800 Greg KH wrote:
> > > >     int kobject_uevent(struct kobject *kobj, enum kobject_action action);
> > > > 
> > > > Use the KOBJ_ADD action for when the kobject is first added to the kernel.
> > > > This should be done only after any attributes or children of the kobject
> > > > have been initialized properly, as userspace will instantly start to look
> > > 
> > > 		s/will/may/
> > 
> > No, it's usually a "will", as udev is damm fast these days :)
> 
> But that's the point.  It assumes that udev is being used.  :(

Yes, kernel developers need to be aware that udev _will_ be used, you
can not do things that will assume it is not running.

> Who is your spell checker?

vim :)

thanks,

greg k-h
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