Re: [PATCH] EDAC: core EDAC support code

Dave Peterson
2006-03-07T17:04:12Z

On Monday 06 March 2006 10:22, Randy.Dunlap wrote:
> On Mon, 6 Mar 2006 10:14:22 -0800 Dave Peterson wrote:
> > On Sunday 05 March 2006 02:30, Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> > > On Sun, 2006-03-05 at 11:18 +0100, Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> > > > > +/* Main MC kobject release() function */
> > > > > +static void edac_memctrl_master_release(struct kobject *kobj)
> > > > > +{
> > > > > + debugf1("EDAC MC: " __FILE__ ": %s()\n", __func__);
> > > > > +}
> > > > > +
> > > >
> > > > ehhh how on earth can this be right?
> > >
> > > oh and this stuff also violates the "one value per file" rule; can we
> > > fix that urgently before it becomes part of the ABI in 2.6.16??
> >
> > Ok, I'll admit to being a bit clueless about this. I'm not familiar
> > with the "one value per file" rule; can someone please explain?
>
> it's in Documentation/filesystems/sysfs.txt
> Strongly preferred.

Ok, I assume the comment refers to the following:

Attributes should be ASCII text files, preferably with only one value
per file. It is noted that it may not be efficient to contain only
value per file, so it is socially acceptable to express an array of
values of the same type.

I was initially a bit confused because I thought the comment
specifically pertained to the piece of code shown above. I need to
take a closer look at the EDAC sysfs code - I'm not as familiar with
some of its details as I should be. Thanks for pointing out the
issue.

Dave