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SubjectRe: [PATCH] configfs: Implement binary attributes (v3)
On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 10:30:32PM +0200, Pantelis Antoniou wrote:
> ConfigFS lacked binary attributes up until now. This patch
> introduces support for binary attributes in a somewhat similar
> manner of sysfs binary attributes albeit with changes that
> fit the configfs usage model.
>
> Problems that configfs binary attributes fix are everything that
> requires a binary blob as part of the configuration of a resource,
> such as bitstream loading for FPGAs, DTBs for dynamically created
> devices etc.

What's wrong with using the firmware interface for this instead?

What driver/subsystem wants to use configfs binary files? Having a user
for this api is essential if you want it to be merged.

thanks,

greg k-h


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