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From: Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>
To: Frederic Danis <frederic.danis@linux.intel.com>
Cc: linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/7] Move adapter config file to ini-file format
Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2012 18:21:44 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1349799704.27233.102.camel@aeonflux> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <50744EB5.90900@linux.intel.com>

Hi Fred,

> >> Adapter saved configuration will be saved to /var/lib/bluetooth/<adapter address>/adapter
> >> in ini-file format for BlueZ 5.
> >> If this file does not exist, we try to convert old config file to it.
> >
> > since we are already using /config as file name, I propose we convert
> > this to /settings. I do not like the file name /adapter.
> 
> OK, I will change it.
> 
> > We need to make sure that once the new file exists, that we do not keep
> > converting over and over again.
> 
> /config file is converted only if loading of new /settings file failed.

good. And then check if it got marked as converted yes and then just do
not convert twice.

> > I would also propose to add an extra entry to the old file that marks it
> > as converted. Then we can at some point in the future, start cleaning
> > out the leftovers.
> 
> OK, I will add "converted yes" at end of /config file after conversion.
> 
> Btw, should not we remove /config file after conversion ?

No. In case you go for and back between 4.x and 5.x we need to keep this
around for a bit. We should put a notice in the TODO file for some 5.x
version in lets say 6-8 month to start removing leftover config files.

Regards

Marcel



      reply	other threads:[~2012-10-09 16:21 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-10-09 15:58 [PATCH 0/7] Move adapter config file to ini-file format Frédéric Danis
2012-10-09 15:58 ` [PATCH 1/7] adapter: Read name in storage at init Frédéric Danis
2012-10-09 15:58 ` [PATCH 2/7] adapter: Read device class " Frédéric Danis
2012-10-09 15:58 ` [PATCH 3/7] adapter: Move pairable read to load_config() Frédéric Danis
2012-10-09 15:58 ` [PATCH 4/7] adapter: Read pairable timeout in storage at init Frédéric Danis
2012-10-09 15:58 ` [PATCH 5/7] adapter: Read discoverable " Frédéric Danis
2012-10-09 15:58 ` [PATCH 6/7] adapter: Read mode " Frédéric Danis
2012-10-09 15:58 ` [PATCH 7/7] adapter: Move saved config to ini-file format Frédéric Danis
2012-10-09 17:04   ` Anderson Lizardo
2012-10-09 16:08 ` [PATCH 0/7] Move adapter config file " Marcel Holtmann
2012-10-09 16:20   ` Frederic Danis
2012-10-09 16:21     ` Marcel Holtmann [this message]

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