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SubjectRe: Core kernel parameters and /sys/parameters?
On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 01:59:02PM +1000, Rusty Russell wrote:
> Hi Greg,
>
> Was looking at implementing "core_param" for things like "initcall_debug"
> (ie. params with no prefix), and wanted to put them in sysfs of course. I
> hacked in a new "kernel" dir, but /sys/module/kernel/parameters/ is a bit
> of an odd place for it to end up in.
>
> I noticed this comment in params.c:
>
> * /sys/module/[mod->name]/parameters to /sys/parameters/[mod->name]/
>
> I like the idea of /sys/parameters/ much better (perhaps even with core
> parameters at the top level). Is this obsolete? Planned?

Did I write that comment? I sure don't remember it, sorry :)

I don't have any plans on changing this, but I do know people use the
/sys/module/MODULE_NAME/parameters interface today, why change it?

thanks,

greg k-h


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