From: Grant Likely <grant.likely@secretlab.ca>
To: Marcelo Tosatti <marcelo.tosatti@cyclades.com>
Cc: linuxppc-embedded list <linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] ppc32: Make platform devices being able to assign functions (resend)
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 12:54:12 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <43B43EE4.6010900@secretlab.ca> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20051229194014.GC8842@dmt.cnet>
Marcelo Tosatti wrote:
> Hi Vitaly,
>
> On Wed, Dec 28, 2005 at 11:04:32PM +0300, Vitaly Bordug wrote:
>
>>Implemented by modification of the .name field of the platform device,
>>when PDs with the
>>same names are to be used within different drivers, as
>><device_name> -> <device_name>:<function>
>>Corresponding drivers should change the .name in struct device_driver to
>>reflect upper of course.
>
>
> I'm not certain that the <device_name>:<function> structure for sysfs
> representation is "allowed" - have you asked GregKH about it?
>
>
He didn't seem to have any problem with it when we talked about it at
OLS. Also, ':' is already used by the PCI bus driver. Look in
/sys/class/pci_bus.
g.
--
Grant Likely, B.Sc. P.Eng.
Secret Lab Technologies Ltd.
(403) 663-0761
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-12-29 20:01 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-12-28 20:04 [PATCH 1/2] ppc32: Make platform devices being able to assign functions (resend) Vitaly Bordug
2005-12-29 19:40 ` Marcelo Tosatti
2005-12-29 19:54 ` Grant Likely [this message]
2005-12-29 20:31 ` Marcelo Tosatti
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