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@@ -301,7 +301,10 @@
<term><option>RUN</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>Add a program to the list of programs to be executed for a specific
- device.</para>
+ device. This can only be used for very short running tasks. Running an
+ event process for a long period of time may block all further events for
+ this or a dependent device. Long running tasks need to be immediately
+ detached from the event process itself.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -472,39 +475,6 @@
</refsect2>
</refsect1>
- <refsect1><title>ENVIRONMENT</title>
- <variablelist>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><option>ACTION</option></term>
- <listitem>
- <para><replaceable>add</replaceable> or <replaceable>remove</replaceable> signifies
- the addition or the removal of a device.</para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term><option>DEVPATH</option></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>The sysfs devpath without the mountpoint but a leading slash.</para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term><option>SUBSYSTEM</option></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>The kernel subsystem the device belongs to.</para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term><option>UDEV_LOG</option></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Overrides the syslog priority specified in the config file.</para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- </variablelist>
- </refsect1>
-
<refsect1><title>AUTHOR</title>
<para>Written by Greg Kroah-Hartman <email>greg@kroah.com</email> and
Kay Sievers <email>kay.sievers@vrfy.org</email>. With much help from