Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 11 Jul 2007 16:43:11 -0700 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 01/61] Rules on how to use sysfs in userspace programs |
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On Wed, Jul 11, 2007 at 07:38:59PM -0400, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > On Wed, 11 Jul 2007, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote: > > > From: Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@vrfy.org> > > > > Here's a document to help clear things up. > > > > Signed-off-by: Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@vrfy.org> > > Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de> > > --- > > Documentation/sysfs-rules.txt | 166 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > 1 files changed, 166 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) > > create mode 100644 Documentation/sysfs-rules.txt > > > > diff --git a/Documentation/sysfs-rules.txt b/Documentation/sysfs-rules.txt > > new file mode 100644 > > index 0000000..42861bb > > --- /dev/null > > +++ b/Documentation/sysfs-rules.txt > > @@ -0,0 +1,166 @@ > > +Rules on how to access information in the Linux kernel sysfs > > + > > +The kernel exported sysfs exports internal kernel implementation-details > kernel-exported implementation details > > +and depends on internal kernel structures and layout. It is agreed upon > > +by the kernel developers that the Linux kernel does not provide a stable > > +internal API. As sysfs is a direct export of kernel internal > > +structures, the sysfs interface can not provide a stable interface eighter, > either > ... > > you might want to hold off on that patch for a few minutes. :-)
Patches for grammer are always accepted :)
Care to make up one against Linus's tree after this goes in?
thanks,
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