ted.unan...@gmail.com (Ted Unangst), 2010.12.12 (Sun) 19:10 (CET): > On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 6:36 AM, MERIGHI Marcus <mcmer-open...@tor.at> wrote: > > The behaviour change in hotplug(4)/hotplugd(8) after your commit makes > > it more ``hot plug'', actually. What bothers me (but not many others, > > obviously) is the fact that the behaviour change is undocumented. Four > > places come to my mind: > > 1) a comment in hotplug.c with appropriate commit message. > > 2) hotplug(4) man page, ``When a device attaches or detaches, the > > corresponding event is queued'' should (suggestion) read ``Once the > > device is opened by userland, when a device attaches or detaches, the > > corresponding event is queued.'' (I am not a native speaker, so > > please correct me!) > > 3) hotplugd(8) man page, make > > ``The hotplugd daemon monitors the hotplug(4) pseudo-device, acting on > > signaled events by executing the scripts in the /etc/hotplug > > directory.'' read > > ``The hotplugd daemon opens the hotplug(4) pseudo-device and thus > > enables event signaling. It then monitors the device, acting on > > signaled events by executing the scripts in the /etc/hotplug > > directory.'' > > 4) http://www.openbsd.org/faq/current.html > > > > I'd gladly supply patches for any of these. > > That sounds good.
All four of them? You'll get them, but not tonight (it is 9pm here). > I was aware of the change, but didn't think anybody would notice. :) Missing internet link is hard to ignore ;-) (In the morning, if I've left the pcmcia card plugged.)
