From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Dmitry Torokhov Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] properly create kobjects in acpi/scan.c Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 17:45:38 -0500 Sender: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Message-ID: <200408241745.38898.dtor_core@ameritech.net> References: <44BDAFB888F59F408FAE3CC35AB47041A3B61B@orsmsx409> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <44BDAFB888F59F408FAE3CC35AB47041A3B61B@orsmsx409> Content-Disposition: inline Errors-To: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: To: "Keshavamurthy, Anil S" Cc: "Brown, Len" , ACPI Developers List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org On Tuesday 24 August 2004 04:45 pm, Keshavamurthy, Anil S wrote: > > >> Btw, why don't we just convert ACPI to be standard driver core bus > >> with standard drivers and devices? I could cook up something... The > >> /sys/firmware/acpi hierarchy is not populated with any > >useful data yet > >> so there should be no concern of breakign userspace interface (I am > >> mot talking about removing /proc/acpi part at the moment). > > > >Funny you should mention it. > > > >My current opinion is that /sys/firmware/acpi should probably > >not exist at all, and that there should be a single > >/sys/devices including both ACPI-enumerated and pci-enumerated > >devices. Adam and I have been ganging up on Patrick on this, > >but we don't have him convinced yet... > > > For my hotplug work I am currently banking on > /sys/firmware/acpi/namespace/ACPI > to find the all the children devices and from there to find the > corresponding logical > devices. Once I find the all child devices then the scripts would turn > online or offline of all the child devices. > > If we are proposing to eliminate /sys/firmware/acpi can anyone pass a > pointer to the above discussion. > We would not eliminate it, it would naturally move to something like /sys/bus/acpi/devices/acpi_root/... and /sys/devices/acpi_root/... Or something along these lines. -- Dmitry ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by Shop4tech.com-Lowest price on Blank Media 100pk Sonic DVD-R 4x for only $29 -100pk Sonic DVD+R for only $33 Save 50% off Retail on Ink & Toner - Free Shipping and Free Gift. http://www.shop4tech.com/z/Inkjet_Cartridges/9_108_r285