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SubjectRe: [PATCHv5 0/3] Introduce the /proc/socinfo and use it to export OMAP data
Hello Linus,

On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 01:58:00PM +0100, ext Linus Walleij wrote:
> 2010/5/11 Eduardo Valentin <eduardo.valentin@nokia.com>:
>
> > Here is the version 5 of the change to export OMAP data to userspace
> > (name, revision, id code, production id and die id).
> >
> > Basically, this version is still attempting to create a new file under /proc.
> > It is the /proc/socinfo, which should be used to export bits which are SoC specific
> > (not CPU related, nor machine related).
> >
> > So, differences between previous version are:
> > - merged patch 02/04 with 03/04 to avoid compilation breakages.
> > - simplified the seq_file usage by using the single_open and single_release functions
> > - exported a function to register a seq_operation .show callback
> > - adapted the changes accordingly
> >
> > As usual, comments are welcome.
>
> Eduardo, what has happened to this patchset?

Got forgotten :-(. Unfortunately I didn't pushed it hard enough.

>
> Now we need something similar for arch/arm/mach-ux500 and I was sort of
> hoping that this infrastructure would be in place already... wrong I was.

Right.

>
> Do you want help in picking it up and try to polish it up?

Yeah, but it would need a refactoring. IIRC, result of last discussion was that
we should not mess with /proc. So, maybe moving back to something under sysfs.
Perhaps /sys/devices/soc or so?

>
> Yours,
> Linus Walleij

--
Eduardo Valentin


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