Re: removing /etc/hotplug.d/ support
md@Linux.IT (Marco d'Itri) wrote:
[/etc/hotplug.d being deprecated in favour of udev RUN rules]
> I'd like to know your opinion about speeding up the transition and
> removing right now support for hotplug.d/ in your packages, making them
> depend on udev.
Two points:
- I am tired of having to revamp the hotplugging framework every
other month;
- I don't want to see udev being forced upon our users if a clear,
working and transparent upgrade path is not provided for each new
version of udev from now on.
To be honest, I installed a laptop the other day, and udev works well
on it (sarge with a 2.6.12 kernel); but I probably won't be able to
upgrade the kernel without running into problems with udev, which is a
total pain.
udev RUN rules at least guarantee that the device node exists when the
script is run, which is definitely an improvement.
If only upstream could be a bit more stable. What are we going to get
next month ? Ah yes, usbfs being deprecated in favor of udev and sysfs.
JB.
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