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@@ -3,10 +3,18 @@ menu "Generic Driver Options"
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config UEVENT_HELPER_PATH
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string "path to uevent helper"
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depends on HOTPLUG
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- default "/sbin/hotplug"
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+ default ""
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help
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Path to uevent helper program forked by the kernel for
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every uevent.
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+ Before the switch to the netlink-based uevent source, this was
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+ used to hook hotplug scripts into kernel device events. It
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+ usually pointed to a shell script at /sbin/hotplug.
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+ This should not be used today, because usual systems create
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+ many events at bootup or device discovery in a very short time
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+ frame. One forked process per event can create so many processes
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+ that it creates a high system load, or on smaller systems
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+ it is known to create out-of-memory situations during bootup.
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config DEVTMPFS
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bool "Maintain a devtmpfs filesystem to mount at /dev"
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