Re: [PATCH 2/3] gpiolib: add support for having symlinks under gpio class directory

Greg KH
2009-12-10T02:49:14Z

On Wed, Dec 09, 2009 at 03:49:03PM +0200, Jani Nikula wrote:
> Extend the functionality of gpio_export_link() to allow exported GPIOs
> to have names using sysfs links under /sys/class/gpio.

No, please don't create symlinks under a class, that is not something
that any userspace tool is expecting.

I don't understand what you are trying to do here, why do you need a
symlink? What is wrong with the original device names?

confused,

greg k-h