#4785 NORM Never A: hal should not poll usb storage devices every 2s

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#4785: hal should not poll usb storage devices every 2s
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 Reporter:  dilinger  |       Owner:  jg            
     Type:  defect    |      Status:  new           
 Priority:  normal    |   Milestone:  Never Assigned
Component:  distro    |     Version:                
 Keywords:            |    Verified:  0             
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 Yikes, talk about a waste.. Hald currently polls usb-storage devices every
 2 seconds to see if they still exist.  This seems completely unnecessary,
 as we can send an event from the kernel when a device disappears.

 http://www.linuxinsight.com/ols2006_why_userspace_sucks_or_101_really_dumb_things_your_app_shouldnt_do.html

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/4785>
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