Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Thu, 07 Feb 2013 12:37:49 +0900 | From | jonghwa3.lee@samsung ... | Subject | Re: [PATCH] rtc: max8997: Add driver for max8997 rtc. |
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On 2013년 02월 07일 11:28, Andrew Morton wrote: > On Thu, 07 Feb 2013 10:43:23 +0900 jonghwa3.lee@samsung.com wrote: > >>> The best way of handling this sort of thing is for the driver to probe >>> the hardware, work out its capabilities and "do the right thing". >>> >>> The second best way is to require that the user add certain module >>> parameters to enable the functionality. >>> >> >> How do we create sysfs node for enabling these options? > > I suggest using module_param[_named](), so users can execute "modprobe > max8997 wtsr=1". Or, if the driver is built into vmlinux, add > "max8997.wtsr=1" to the kernel boot command line. > > Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt mentions this. > Sorry, my question was incorrect, I meant to suggest to create sysfs node not to ask you to let me know how to implement sysfs node. Anyway I'll apply your comment and re-patch it soon.
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