From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: eduardo.valentin@nokia.com (Eduardo Valentin) Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 13:57:29 +0200 Subject: [PATCHv5 0/3] Introduce the /proc/socinfo and use it to export OMAP data In-Reply-To: References: <1273587331-24604-1-git-send-email-eduardo.valentin@nokia.com> Message-ID: <20110216115729.GA29817@besouro.research.nokia.com> To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org List-Id: linux-arm-kernel.lists.infradead.org Hello Linus, On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 01:58:00PM +0100, ext Linus Walleij wrote: > 2010/5/11 Eduardo Valentin : > > > Here is the version 5 of the change to export OMAP data to userspace > > (name, revision, id code, production id and die id). > > > > Basically, this version is still attempting to create a new file under /proc. > > It is the /proc/socinfo, which should be used to export bits which are SoC specific > > (not CPU related, nor machine related). > > > > So, differences between previous version are: > > - merged patch 02/04 with 03/04 to avoid compilation breakages. > > - simplified the seq_file usage by using the single_open and single_release functions > > - exported a function to register a seq_operation .show callback > > - adapted the changes accordingly > > > > As usual, comments are welcome. > > Eduardo, what has happened to this patchset? Got forgotten :-(. Unfortunately I didn't pushed it hard enough. > > Now we need something similar for arch/arm/mach-ux500 and I was sort of > hoping that this infrastructure would be in place already... wrong I was. Right. > > Do you want help in picking it up and try to polish it up? Yeah, but it would need a refactoring. IIRC, result of last discussion was that we should not mess with /proc. So, maybe moving back to something under sysfs. Perhaps /sys/devices/soc or so? > > Yours, > Linus Walleij -- Eduardo Valentin