From: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
To: Dave Young <hidave.darkstar@gmail.com>
Cc: Alan Stern <stern@rowland.harvard.edu>,
Matthew Dharm <mdharm-kernel@one-eyed-alien.net>,
bbpetkov@yahoo.de,
Kernel development list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
USB development list <linux-usb-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>
Subject: Re: [linux-usb-devel] usb+sysfs: duplicate filename 'bInterfaceNumber'
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:28:09 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20071026032809.GA21901@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <a8e1da0710252011j16ef486fvcee7816ce628b2e@mail.gmail.com>
On Fri, Oct 26, 2007 at 11:11:22AM +0800, Dave Young wrote:
> On 10/26/07, Greg KH <greg@kroah.com> wrote:
> > > Anyway the sysfs_dirent_exist is useful for extern use, How about add
> > > and export this function? Greg, If you agree, I would send it as
> > > another patch.
> >
> > What would need that function?
> I think the function is needed sometimes except for files related to
> devices like usb and others that could be removed suddenly.
Almost all types of devices can now be removed "suddenly" from a system.
Hm, I almost don't know of a type that can _not_ be removed anymore...
But if you have a patch that needs this function, I'd be glad to
reconsider.
thanks,
greg k-h
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-10-26 4:14 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-10-25 9:06 [linux-usb-devel] usb+sysfs: duplicate filename 'bInterfaceNumber' Dave Young
2007-10-25 18:11 ` Greg KH
2007-10-26 2:01 ` Dave Young
2007-10-26 2:42 ` Greg KH
2007-10-26 3:11 ` Dave Young
2007-10-26 3:28 ` Greg KH [this message]
2007-10-26 4:43 ` Dave Young
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2007-10-15 5:57 Dave Young
2007-10-15 18:38 ` [linux-usb-devel] " Alan Stern
2007-10-16 4:48 ` Greg KH
2007-10-16 5:22 ` Dave Young
2007-10-16 14:55 ` Alan Stern
2007-10-16 16:33 ` Matthew Dharm
2007-10-16 18:04 ` Alan Stern
2007-10-16 19:13 ` Matthew Dharm
2007-10-17 1:31 ` Dave Young
2007-10-17 14:48 ` Alan Stern
2007-10-18 1:52 ` Dave Young
2007-10-18 22:48 ` Greg KH
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