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From: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
To: Dave Young <hidave.darkstar@gmail.com>
Cc: Alan Stern <stern@rowland.harvard.edu>,
	Matthew Dharm <mdharm-kernel@one-eyed-alien.net>,
	bbpetkov@yahoo.de,
	Kernel development list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	USB development list <linux-usb-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>
Subject: Re: [linux-usb-devel] usb+sysfs: duplicate filename 'bInterfaceNumber'
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:28:09 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20071026032809.GA21901@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <a8e1da0710252011j16ef486fvcee7816ce628b2e@mail.gmail.com>

On Fri, Oct 26, 2007 at 11:11:22AM +0800, Dave Young wrote:
> On 10/26/07, Greg KH <greg@kroah.com> wrote:
> > > Anyway the sysfs_dirent_exist is useful for extern use, How about add
> > > and export this function? Greg, If you agree, I would send it as
> > > another patch.
> >
> > What would need that function?
> I think the function is needed sometimes except for files related to
> devices like usb and others that could be removed suddenly.

Almost all types of devices can now be removed "suddenly" from a system.
Hm, I almost don't know of a type that can _not_ be removed anymore...

But if you have a patch that needs this function, I'd be glad to
reconsider.

thanks,

greg k-h

  reply	other threads:[~2007-10-26  4:14 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-10-25  9:06 [linux-usb-devel] usb+sysfs: duplicate filename 'bInterfaceNumber' Dave Young
2007-10-25 18:11 ` Greg KH
2007-10-26  2:01   ` Dave Young
2007-10-26  2:42     ` Greg KH
2007-10-26  3:11       ` Dave Young
2007-10-26  3:28         ` Greg KH [this message]
2007-10-26  4:43           ` Dave Young
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2007-10-15  5:57 Dave Young
2007-10-15 18:38 ` [linux-usb-devel] " Alan Stern
2007-10-16  4:48   ` Greg KH
2007-10-16  5:22     ` Dave Young
2007-10-16 14:55       ` Alan Stern
2007-10-16 16:33         ` Matthew Dharm
2007-10-16 18:04           ` Alan Stern
2007-10-16 19:13             ` Matthew Dharm
2007-10-17  1:31               ` Dave Young
2007-10-17 14:48               ` Alan Stern
2007-10-18  1:52                 ` Dave Young
2007-10-18 22:48                 ` Greg KH

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