[Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH 2/5] husb: support for USB host device auto connect.

[Anthony Liguori]

Max Krasnyansky wrote:
> Anthony Liguori wrote:
>   
> > Max Krasnyansky wrote:
> >     
> > > Anyway, it's implemented using a periodic timer that scans host devices
> > > and grabs those that match the filter. Timer is started when the first
> > > filter is added.
> > >   
> > >       
> > Again, there has to be a way to get notified of usb device add/remove in
> > Linux.
> >     
>
> Yes the best way is probably registering with HAL via dbus.
>   

I was afraid you would say that :-)

> Do you mind if we do something like that incrementally ?
>   

Yeah, I don't really want to have QEMU depend on dbus so in this case, 
polling would be better.

> ie Merge the current patch then change polling to HAL registration.
> That would simplify testing/patch stacking for me. Existing users are
> not affected anyway since the timer is activated only when new filter is added.
>   

Regards,

Anthony Liguori