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    SubjectRe: [PATCH v3 5/5] clk: export tree topology and clk data via sysfs
    On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 09:57:41AM -0800, Mike Turquette wrote:
    > > Ah, comments like this warm my heart.
    > >
    > > Come on, no abusing the kobject code please, if have problems with how
    > > the kernel core works, and it doesn't do things you want it to, then why
    > > not change it to work properly for you, or at the least, ASK ME!!!
    >
    > Ok, I'm asking you now. There are two ways to solve this problem:
    >
    > 1) have kobject core create the lists linking the objects but defer
    > allocations and any interactions with sysfs until later in the boot
    > sequence, OR
    >
    > 2) my code can create a list of clks (the same way that clkdev does)
    > and defer kobject/sysfs stuff until later, which walks the list made
    > during early-boot
    >
    > #1 is most closely aligned with the code I have here, #2 presents
    > challenges that I haven't really though through. I know that OMAP
    > uses the clk framework VERY early in it's boot sequence, but as long
    > as the per-clk data is properly initialized then it should be OK.
    >
    > What do you think?

    #3 - use debugfs and don't try to create a sysfs interface for the clock
    structures :)

    thanks,

    greg k-h


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