linux-kernel - Re: Rules on how to use sysfs in userspace programs

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Date:	Sat, 09 Jun 2007 18:32:29 +0600
From:	"Alexander E. Patrakov" <patrakov@....usu.ru>
To:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org>,
	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ux01.gwdg.de>, daniel.ritz@....ch,
	linux@...do.de
Subject: Re: Rules on how to use sysfs in userspace programs

Greg KH wrote:
> - Do not use libsysfs
>   It makes assumptions about sysfs which are not true. Its API does not
>   offer any abstraction, it exposes all the kernel driver-core
>   implementation details in its own API. Therefore it is not better than
>   reading directories and opening the files yourself.
>   Also, it is not actively maintained, in the sense of reflecting the
>   current kernel-development. The goal of providing a stable interface
>   to sysfs has failed, it causes more problems, than it solves. It
>   violates many of the rules in this document.

The problem is that even on ftp.kernel.org there are packages like 
pcmciautils that still link to libsysfs and contain things like #define 
PATH_TO_SOCKET "/sys/class/pcmcia_socket/". Are they expected to be fixed?

-- 
Alexander E. Patrakov
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