Re: [linux-pm] [PATCH 0/6] [-mm]: ACPI: duplicate ACPI procfs functions in sysfs

Pavel Machek
2007-01-25T12:08:13Z

On Wed 2007-01-24 21:28:13, Len Brown wrote:
> On Monday 08 January 2007 08:13, Pavel Machek wrote:
> > Hi!
> >
> > > This patch set is against acpi-test sysfs branch which already converts
> > > ACPI to follow driver model. Now the ACPI procfs functions are
> > > duplicated in sysfs step by step. And I want the ACPI interface in sysfs
> > > works exactly the same way as in procfs.
> >
> > No, you can't port same broken interface into sysfs. Some /proc
> > interfaces are horrible, and we do not want to create _exactly same_
> > horrible interfaces in /sys.
>
> Please be specific.

/proc/acpi/alarm is horrible mess, as was detailed in another email
from David.
Pavel
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