linux-kernel - [PATCH] Fix i2c module parameter permissions for read/write

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Date:	Sun, 4 Nov 2007 00:55:15 -0400
From:	"Jon Smirl" <jonsmirl@...il.com>
To:	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, i2c@...sensors.org
Subject: [PATCH] Fix i2c module parameter permissions for read/write

The permissions of i2c module parameters were set to zero making the
parameters invisible and unsettable from the kernel command line. This
patch changes the permissions to the standard 0644 read/write.

Signed-off-by: Jon Smirl <jonsmirl@...il.com>
---

diff --git a/include/linux/i2c.h b/include/linux/i2c.h
index 8033e6b..395e430 100644
--- a/include/linux/i2c.h
+++ b/include/linux/i2c.h
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ union i2c_smbus_data {
 #define I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM(var,desc) \
   static unsigned short var[I2C_CLIENT_MAX_OPTS] = I2C_CLIENT_DEFAULTS; \
   static unsigned int var##_num; \
-  module_param_array(var, short, &var##_num, 0); \
+  module_param_array(var, short, &var##_num, 0644); \
   MODULE_PARM_DESC(var,desc)

 #define I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM_FORCE(name)                             \


-- 
Jon Smirl
jonsmirl@...il.com
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