Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 16 Feb 2011 13:57:29 +0200 | From | Eduardo Valentin <> | Subject | Re: [PATCHv5 0/3] Introduce the /proc/socinfo and use it to export OMAP data |
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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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