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From: Adam Nielsen <a.nielsen@shikadi.net>
To: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@gmail.com>
Cc: LKML Mailinglist <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: hid class and sysfs/hwmon
Date: Sun, 09 Nov 2008 07:45:35 +1000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4916087F.30100@shikadi.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <49159F54.8090500@gmail.com>

>> If anyone can see why this might result in no sysfs files, please let me
>> know!  I previously had most of this code working with a platform_device
>> instead of the hid_device, which is what makes me wonder about
>> hdev->dev.kobj.  (Not sure how to test if that variable is accurate,
>> either.)  Or perhaps it has already been used elsewhere and it can only
>> be used once?
> 
> I suppose it's under /sys/bus/hid/devices/.../, isn't it?

Aha, yes!  I didn't even think of checking there.  I suppose this means 
I have to create another device (like a platform_device) in order to 
have the sysfs files appear in the correct place?

Is a platform_device the correct type to create, or is there another way?

Thanks,
Adam.


  reply	other threads:[~2008-11-08 21:45 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-11-04  7:51 led and hid class - hid_device vs led_classdev Adam Nielsen
2008-11-04 21:48 ` Jiri Slaby
2008-11-08  6:18   ` hid class and sysfs/hwmon (was: led and hid class - hid_device vs led_classdev) Adam Nielsen
2008-11-08 14:16     ` hid class and sysfs/hwmon Jiri Slaby
2008-11-08 21:45       ` Adam Nielsen [this message]
2008-11-08 21:51         ` Jiri Slaby
2008-11-08 22:02           ` Adam Nielsen

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