Re: [Xen-devel] execve() in reboot.c ?

[Keir Fraser <Keir.Fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 25 Jul 2005, at 21:48, Mark Williamson wrote:

> > As I recall, the current approach was copied from one of the other 
> > Linux
> > architectures.
> Personally I'd vote for signalling userspace rather than shelling a 
> command
> but I'll leave it up to whoever wants to write the code ;-)
Exec'ing a userspace program is a recognised method for signalling 
userspace these days, I believe. That's how hotplug works, certainly, 
and it does have the benefit of 'obviousness'.
 -- Keir


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