Bug#377514: [Pkg-alsa-devel] Bug#377514: useless kernel version check in /etc/alsa/modprobe-post-install.d/alsa-utils

[Elimar Riesebieter]

On Sun, 09 Jul 2006 the mental interface of
Marco d'Itri told:

> Package: alsa-utils
> Version: 1.0.11-5
> Severity: normal
> 
> Please remove any trace of kernel_is_2_6_or_above from the
> /etc/alsa/modprobe-post-install.d/alsa-utils, it's totally pointless
> and wastes CPU cycles every time an ALSA module is loaded.

ACK, but since which kernel-version we're running udev? There might
be some users running a 2.6 with only hotplug installed. If I am
wrong please correct me. The modified script would look like
attached.

Elimar



-- 
  Learned men are the cisterns of knowledge, 
  not the fountainheads ;-)
-------------- next part --------------
--- modprobe-post-install-part.orig	2006-07-09 19:40:55.000000000 +0200
+++ modprobe-post-install-part	2006-07-09 19:41:56.000000000 +0200
@@ -2,18 +2,9 @@
 #
 # modprobe post-install script for alsa
 
-kernel_is_2_6_or_above()
-{
-	case "$(uname -r)" in
-		1.*|2.[012345].*) return 1 ;;
-		*) return 0 ;;
-	esac
-}
-
 udev_is_active()
 {
 	test -e /dev/.udev || test -d /dev/.udevdb || return 1
-	kernel_is_2_6_or_above || return 1
 	return 0
 }