Re: modprobe_path & hotplug_path

[Brian Gerst]

Vadim Lobanov wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Just wanted to inquire about something curious that I saw in the kernel 
> subtree...
>
> Currently modprobe_path and hotplug_path are declared as "char ...[256]", 
> though it seems to me (unless I've missed something), that they only ever 
> hold "/sbin/modprobe" and "/sbin/hotplug", respectively. Any reason why we 
> couldn't simply declare them "char ...[]", and let them be sized 
> appropriately?
>
> Let me know if I've missed something.
>
> Thanks,
> Vadim Lobanov

Because userspace can change them.

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				Brian Gerst
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