From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754011AbaHMV6V (ORCPT ); Wed, 13 Aug 2014 17:58:21 -0400 Received: from mail.linuxfoundation.org ([140.211.169.12]:51035 "EHLO mail.linuxfoundation.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751529AbaHMV6U (ORCPT ); Wed, 13 Aug 2014 17:58:20 -0400 Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 05:57:42 +0800 From: Greg KH To: Matt Longnecker Cc: "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , mattias.nissler@gmx.de Subject: Re: debugfs_create_{u,x,s}{8,16,32,64} Message-ID: <20140813215742.GA7908@kroah.com> References: <53EBDF31.7010204@nvidia.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <53EBDF31.7010204@nvidia.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.23 (2014-03-12) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 02:57:05PM -0700, Matt Longnecker wrote: > Greg, > > Back in December 2007 Mattias Nissler proposed a patch defining > debugfs_create_s32 and friends. In it he reworked the already existent u and > x versions. The subject of Mattias's mail was "[PATCH] debugfs: Revamp > debugfs_create_{u,x,s}{8,16,32,64} to support signed integers". > > As I'm writing a new driver related to thermal management, I'm finding the > absence of debugfs_create_s32 to be a stumbling block. I see at least two > other folks who have stumbled on the absence of debugfs_create_s32 in the > past few years. > > Why didn't we merge Mattias's patch? I can't remember why I didn't merge a patch from last week, let alone from 2007, are you crazy? :) > Would you entertain a similar patch today? I always entertain all patches, you never need to ask if you are allowed to send a patch, that's like asking "Am I allowed to ask a question?"... greg k-h