Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.31-r6 - where is hot-pluggable device support for udev?

[Florian Philipp <lists@f_philipp.fastmail.net>]

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Tanstaafl schrieb:
> Hello,
> 
> The Gentoo udev guide (http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/udev-guide.xml) says
> specifically to make sure that:
> 
> 'General setup --->
>   [*] Support for hot-pluggable devices'
> 
> is enabled, but I didn't have this option available (the others were
> already enabled) when I did 'make menuconfig'.
> 
> I did find it (or one named the same) under:
> 
> 'Configure standard kernel features (for small systems)  --->'
> 
> But when that is enabled, 'Namespaces support' is automatically disabled.
> 
> So, which do I want? Is the udev guide outdated and/or did this change
> for newer kernels?
> 
> Thanks,
> 

I cannot reproduce the deactivation of 'Namespaces support' by simply
activating 'Support for hot-pluggable devices' here
(2.6.31-tuxonice-r7). In any case, you won't need Namespaces.

Please also file a bug about this little documentation issue.

Regards,
Florian Philipp


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