Re: [PATCH v6 1/2] drivers/misc: sysgenid: add system generation id driver

Greg KH
2021-02-22T09:53:53Z

On Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 11:41:25AM +0200, Adrian Catangiu wrote:
> The driver also generates a `SYSGENID=%u` uevent containing the new
> system generation counter/id value every time it changes. Unlike the
> filesystem interface, the uevent has no synchronization guarantees
> therefore it should not be used by any sensitive system components.

No, please no. It is not ok to start sending random uevents all the
time to userspace for individual drivers like this. Especially for a
misc device.

As you say "has no synchromization guarantees", then why use it at all?

Please drop it.

thanks,

greg k-h