Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 7 Jan 2002 17:06:02 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 7 Jan 2002 17:05:53 -0500 Received: from 12-224-37-81.client.attbi.com ([12.224.37.81]:36107 "HELO kroah.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Mon, 7 Jan 2002 17:05:46 -0500 Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2002 14:03:49 -0800 From: Greg KH To: David Brownell Cc: lkml , mochel@osdl.org Subject: Re: Hardware Inventory [was: Re: ISA slot detection on PCI systems?] Message-ID: <20020107220348.GE9271@kroah.com> In-Reply-To: <20020107192903.GB8413@kroah.com> <17b801c197ba$febd13c0$6800000a@brownell.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <17b801c197ba$febd13c0$6800000a@brownell.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.25i X-Operating-System: Linux 2.2.20 (i586) Reply-By: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 19:08:53 -0800 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, Jan 07, 2002 at 12:36:32PM -0800, David Brownell wrote: > > It's too early, the system isn't "hot" yet ... which is why I call this > problem the "coldplug" issue. Even simple device setup > operations like modprobing may not be possible, much less > more complex ones like alerting/starting daemons. So the > init.d/hotplug script, invoked later, fakes hotplug events to > make sure the same setup gets done, without requiring users > to unplug/replug devices. Hopefully, integration of /sbin/hotplug during the boot process (using dietHotplug) will reduce the number of things the "coldplug" issue will have to handle. 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/