Re: hotplug logical devices?

[Sam Hartman <hartmans@debian.org>]

>>>>> "J" == J D Hood <jdthood@yahoo.co.uk> writes:

    J>  --- Jan Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org> wrote:
    >> Hotplug asks me:
    >> 
    >> Configuring hotplug -------------------
    >> 
    >> Hotplug has used logical interface name (hotplug) for ifup, so
    >> you need to configure /etc/network/interfaces to use "mapping
    >> hotplug" stanzas. Now, hotplugcan be configured not to use such
    >> hacks.
    >> 
    >> Do you use logical interface for ifup?
    >> 
    >> can someone translate this for me?

    J> The message should be reworded, but here's the gist.

    J> Previously, hotplug did, e.g., "ifup eth0=hotplug" when eth0
    J> appeared.  Now you can choose to have hotplug do "ifup eth0"
    J> instead.

Would you or someone who understands this issue suggest alternate text
to the maintainer?  I think the current text is fairly confusing.