Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 23 Apr 2015 15:04:09 +0200 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v2 3/4] of: overlay: Add sysfs attributes |
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On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 03:59:02PM +0300, Pantelis Antoniou wrote: > >>>> It’s the same reason that the device tree core is using it. > >>> > >>> It is doing that for "raw" device tree files, not individual attributes, > >>> right? > >>> > >> > >> Each property of a device tree is a binary attribute. > > > > Because they export binary data, right? I don't have access to a > > machine that uses device tree at the moment to check this... > > > > Any specific file/function you are referring to? > > > > Yes, they export binary data. It works because the device tree nodes > are raw kobjs.
Great, then the device tree is doing this correctly :)
For text files, use real attribute files, that's the proper way to handle sysfs from kobjects.
thanks,
greg k-h
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