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SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/2] debugfs: Allow debugfs_create_dir() to take data
On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 08:40:08AM +0300, Hiroshi Doyu wrote:
> On Thu, 9 Aug 2012 14:56:24 +0200
> Hiroshi Doyu <hdoyu@nvidia.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Greg, Felipe,
> >
> > On Wed, 8 Aug 2012 15:34:27 +0200
> > Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
> >
> > > On Wed, Aug 08, 2012 at 09:24:32AM +0300, Hiroshi Doyu wrote:
> > > > Add __debugfs_create_dir(), which takes data passed from caller.
> > >
> > > Why?
> > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Hiroshi Doyu <hdoyu@nvidia.com>
> > > > ---
> > > > fs/debugfs/inode.c | 7 ++++---
> > > > include/linux/debugfs.h | 9 ++++++++-
> > > > 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> > .....
> > > What are you trying to do here? This patch doesn't look right at all.
> >
> > I missed to send the cover letter of this patch series to LKML, which
> > explained the background. I attached that cover letter below. Please
> > read the following explanation too.
>
> Any chance to get some feedback on this?

I still don't like it, and then there's the basic fact that I'm pretty
sure you broke the build with the patch, but who's noticing little
things like that :)

> I'm also sending another version of patch, which just uses
> debgufs_create_dir() as Felipe suggested, in-reply-to this mail.

I'd prefer not to change debugfs for this, so if you don't do that, I
don't object to your driver-specific patch.

greg k-h


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