Re: [linux-usb-devel] Hotpug haquerie

[Pete Zaitcev]

On Fri, May 25, 2001 at 07:46:54AM -0700, Stephen Williams wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
> > The patch looks fishy to me. Does it work when the root is mounted
> > read-only? 
> 
> That's why it does its work in /var/run.

You are missing the point. Root is mounted read-only upon boot,
and hotplug running at that time does not work if it attempts
to write or create files.

We did this before and had scores of users asking why some device
does not work after reboot, but works if USB cable is removed
and plugged back.

-- Pete

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