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From: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
To: Dominik Brodowski <linux@dominikbrodowski.de>
Cc: lkml - Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC] [PATCH 2/2] export module parameters in sysfs for modules _and_ built-in code: remove /sys/module/*parameters*
Date: Mon, 02 Aug 2004 16:47:33 +1000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1091429252.426.15.camel@bach> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20040801165410.GB8667@dominikbrodowski.de>

On Mon, 2004-08-02 at 02:54, Dominik Brodowski wrote:
> Remove the exporting of module parameters in sysfs in /sys/module,
> and clean up the exporting of the attribute "refcnt". One functionality
> change: it is always exported now, and if !CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD, it reports
> 1.

I don't think this is a good idea: we shouldn't lie to userspace unless
we need to for compatibility reasons.

Rusty.
-- 
Anyone who quotes me in their signature is an idiot -- Rusty Russell


  reply	other threads:[~2004-08-02  6:59 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-08-01 16:54 [RFC] [PATCH 2/2] export module parameters in sysfs for modules _and_ built-in code: remove /sys/module/*parameters* Dominik Brodowski
2004-08-02  6:47 ` Rusty Russell [this message]
2004-08-02 21:47   ` [UPDATED PATCH " Dominik Brodowski

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