Re: USB Hotplug support and use

[Dimitry Andric <dimitry@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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Robbie wrote:
> Well, basically I'm trying to write a script that will mount /dev/sda1
> when I receive signal that the usb device is connected.
> 
> I believe I don't need udev or mdev because I know what my devices are
> and I have already created nodes for them.

In contrast to what other messages in this thread have said, there
definitely is still hotplug support in 2.6.18.  The easiest way for you
to use it would probably be the /sbin/hotplug support.

This is an executable or shell script that is started for each hotplug
event, and its environment contains all information you will need to
determine what to do (e.g. mount disks, start programs, whatever).

Read function kobject_uevent() in lib/kobject_uevent.c to see which
information is passed, and how.

You can override the location by writing to /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug, if
needed.

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