On Tue, May 22, 2007 at 10:43:55PM -0400, Dmitry Torokhov wrote: > On Tuesday 22 May 2007 17:24, Mark Lord wrote: > > Dmitry Torokhov wrote: > > > 1. dev->uevent_suppress = 1; > > > 2. device_register(dev); > > > 3. device_create_file(dev, ...); > > > 4. dev->uevent_suppress = 0; > > > 5. kobject_uevent(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD); > > > > I don't see how that prevents an already-running udevd > > from seeing the partially filled in /sys/ entry, > > if it were.. say.. already doing a /sys scan, > > or even just during initial startup. > > I tought udev relies on uevents and does not hunt through sysfs on > its own...
Actually, udev can run without sysfs at all these days :) And yes, it only starts to look for things when it recieves an event, it does not "scan" sysfs at all. thanks, greg k-h - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/