[ale] udev vs hotplug

[ecashin at noserose.net (Ed Cashin)]

If they're not technically the same thing, then at least they're
historically related.

The udev stuff is a moving target, and I don't really know the authoritative
answer for 2.6.38.  I think that kernelnewbies would be a good forum for
that question if the information at the URL below doesn't give you the
answers you need:

  http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug/udev.html

On Sun, Jun 12, 2011 at 3:38 PM, Chris Fowler
<cfowler at outpostsentinel.com>wrote:

> Is hotplug the same as udev?
>
> CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER_PATH="/sbin/hotplug"
>
> I'm implementing a small device.  I usually start with a kernel.  In
> this case 2.6.38.  I then start adding stuff ontop of it or writing
> programs to do much of the work.
>
> I'm at the point where I want to add USB mass storage support.  In 2.4.X
> I used /sbin/hotplug and wrote a C program that loaded the necessary
> drivers for the specific USB devices I wanted to support.  I'm not sure
> what the best method is in 2.6.38 would be.
>
> Chris
>
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