linux-kernel - Re: [lm-sensors] [PATCH 1/2 V3] applesmc: Use PnP rather than hardcoding resources and devices

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Date:	Sat, 18 Dec 2010 11:31:39 +0100
From:	"Henrik Rydberg" <rydberg@...omail.se>
To:	Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>
Cc:	Guenter Roeck <guenter.roeck@...csson.com>,
	"lm-sensors@...sensors.org" <lm-sensors@...sensors.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [lm-sensors] [PATCH 1/2 V3] applesmc: Use PnP rather than
 hardcoding resources and devices

On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 11:09:54AM +0100, Jean Delvare wrote:
> On Sat, 18 Dec 2010 10:37:19 +0100, Henrik Rydberg wrote:
> > So where to attach the sysfs nodes... There is also a userspace issue
> > here, since a lot of applications are hard-wired to
> > /sys/devices/platform/applesmc.768/.
> 
> Which applications? libsensors-based applications definitely don't
> hard-wire anything.

The ones I am thinking of are pommed and macfanctld, there are
probably others. The sysfs nodes have been around a while, so it is
not really surprising. If there is a policy saying it is ok to break
userspace in this case, that's fine.

Henrik
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