[RFC PATCH 2.6.12-rc3] dynamic driver sysfs callbacks and RFC on

[yani.ioannou@gmail.com (Yani Ioannou)]

Hi Jean,

On 5/9/05, Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org> wrote:
> Hi Yani,
> 
> You could always define a static array of pointers, and use the passed
> int as an index to that array, thus converting the int into a pointer.
> It's not very different from defining a static array of ints and passing
> the int addresses as the void*, but for some reason I tend to prefer the
> int -> pointer conversion (most certainly because my view if awfully
> biased by my misknowledge of the kernel except for the i2c and hardware
> monitoring code).

Yes, so it is possible just very ugly :-). I'm not sure what I think
of the int->pointer conversion, I guess its a necessary evil. I can't
help feel like I'm doing something wrong when I do it though..

> 
> > Yes, it is starting to look like the cold hand of a dictator might be
> > needed ... where is Greg anyway ;-)?
> 
> Don't blame him, I am wasting his time over IRC, this is why... ;)

Ahhh, that explains it .. poor Greg ;).

Yani