Re: [PATCHSET 3/4] sysfs: divorce sysfs from kobject and driver model

Roland Dreier
2007-10-09T23:20:53Z

> > - relaying implementation details to userspace so that they cannot be
> > easily changed. We would need to allow kobjects not showing up in sysfs
> > and making symlinks a sysfs facility not relying on kobjects to help
> > there.
>
> Huh? Why would you want a kobject to not show up in sysfs?

I think the text you replied to explained it perfectly: becase you
don't want internal implementation details to be exposed the userspace
and become an unchangeable part of the kernel/userspace interface.