Re: [PATCH 2.6.12-rc4] Add EXPORT_SYMBOL for hotplug_path

From: Greg KH
Date: Fri May 20 2005 - 00:14:20 EST


On Thu, May 19, 2005 at 09:43:23AM -0700, Tom Rini wrote:
> If CONFIG_INPUT is set as a module, it will not load as hotplug_path is
> not a defined symbol. Trivial fix is to EXPORT_SYMBOL hotplug_path.
>
> Signed-off-by: Tom Rini <trini@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Ick, no, I thought we got rid of that usage. no one should be calling
hotplug on their own, lots of bad things happen to udevd and HAL if they
do.

What caused the input code to be added back into the kernel? I'll try
to go track that down...

thanks,

greg k-h
-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/