On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 09:30:03AM -0800, David Brownell wrote: > >>>>As well as updating some internal docs so they're current, > >>>>this patch adds the physical path to the data available > >>>>through hotplugging. This feature was requested at the > >>>>LinuxKongress hotplug BOF, and was also on my 2.5 list. > >>> > >>> > >>>And is already present with the DEVPATH environment variable, right? > >> > >>No, DEVPATH isn't as stable as the physical path. And will > >>not be available on 2.4 ... which will be important for a > >>few years yet, particularly for layers above the kernel. > > > > > >Ok, but this was a patch for 2.5, right? We have DEVPATH, and don't > >need to have USB_PATH for 2.5. > > They don't solve the same problems though, so we _do_ need something > to solve the problem that usb_make_path() solves.
Ok, I'm probably confused here, what exactly is the problem that this is trying to solve? > >I do like your comment cleanups, if you want to send me that part of the > >patch again. > > Simpler for you to just edit out the USB_PATH fragment of the patch. I just did that, thanks. greg k-h ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel
