From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Sven Eckelmann Subject: Re: [PATCH 03/17] batman-adv: Add network_coding and mcast sysfs files to README Date: Sun, 20 May 2018 06:37:21 +0200 Message-ID: <5340933.XQBlgCQxlx@sven-edge> References: <20161027190150.7880-1-sw@simonwunderlich.de> <20180327154307.GA2052@otheros> <2078208.hARaRF5Zct@bentobox> Reply-To: The list for a Better Approach To Mobile Ad-hoc Networking Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="nextPart6698954.2g2zx72Qyh"; micalg="pgp-sha512"; protocol="application/pgp-signature" Cc: netdev-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, The list for a Better Approach To Mobile Ad-hoc Networking , davem-fT/PcQaiUtIeIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org To: Jiri Pirko Return-path: In-Reply-To: <2078208.hARaRF5Zct@bentobox> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: b.a.t.m.a.n-bounces-ZwoEplunGu2X36UT3dwllkB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org Sender: "B.A.T.M.A.N" List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org --nextPart6698954.2g2zx72Qyh Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hi Jiri, seems like you still haven't answered Linus' question. On Montag, 7. Mai 2018 08:34:16 CEST Sven Eckelmann wrote: > On Dienstag, 27. M=E4rz 2018 17:43:08 CEST Linus L=FCssing wrote: > > On Sat, Oct 29, 2016 at 12:56:28PM +0200, Jiri Pirko wrote: > > > >> I strongly believe it is a huge mistake to use sysfs for things li= ke > > > >> this. This should be done via generic netlink api. > > > > > > > >This doesn't change the problem that it is already that way. This pa= tch > > > >only adds the list of available files to the README. > > >=20 > > > Sure. Just found out you did it like that. Therefore I commented. I > > > suggest to rework the api to use genl entirely. > >=20 > > Hi Jiri, > >=20 > > Thanks for sharing your thoughts! > >=20 > > Could you explain a bit more on which disadvantages you see in > > the usage of sysfs here? >=20 > Linus is asking because of following patch:=20 > https://patchwork.open-mesh.org/patch/17340/ The next patch with a similar problem would be=20 https://patchwork.open-mesh.org/patch/17372/. It is rather important that y= ou=20 are discussing this with Linus Luessing and Marek Lindner. Kind regards, Sven --nextPart6698954.2g2zx72Qyh Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part. Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAABCgAdFiEEF10rh2Elc9zjMuACXYcKB8Eme0YFAlsA+4EACgkQXYcKB8Em e0ZbHw//XcZBDMnzI6dnm/6J3h1JCiuODW26ahM/NZ6yD+ws3J8zBFc2SIjdsFyQ qM+JXvmRS8OwXO0XofJg6XG4G1OefsUEE8+M6DbcOpCs8yG3BNFZn9T+sv8wZzSj YgAkr7O7pwEUxK67dOCkgUBRcOHCqh51he/WU+9WZYJLqqQy9nsR6INBlnfw70xP r+JFlw/MvRChUTerTevHe7HeoER8yhD8h3+08877JRuNu8t9tu+zafze3bX1UKjx e1Ql3WjAh7yuu+Ins6+RSMzFOSNEOORh6ALWa0L68O+X9BTGwC6KrVUr695kr0s5 FF3DgnbCe5QM4S0m7DtkigFjmxYjUtOJAguGc4GnBbL1K1QCNxi7+9Wy4FyADW7N ZD1O647OV5kbRyjEaE4WP6SP+ZvsV80XyFzAnrjZxVGnVhYy6bM/JcJ6tUPt5HEU ZvummgNiCjtAwukba3RunxurxPKvfVU63K6jjlM2Qzgf0eL2iMSKQuNw4NHgnYAY 7LZh9HuF5Z7SyKvQKAArUNxD4vNSTu/jAKMzfNAzq3EaOZtMDzWBoSID54iV7pQD crg8OPFOo4vewuFD21DaAnbXaC6gQMK4C6ywtteQ1Jn34lzDgK9iC5oubcwYguXj 9u9IzvggaF6PAfB2tK7dYy14AXbS4TE9Q/ls1myKYslAW5aiass= =iEqT -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart6698954.2g2zx72Qyh--