linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] debugfs: Allow debugfs_create

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Date:	Wed, 15 Aug 2012 08:40:08 +0300
From:	Hiroshi Doyu <hdoyu@...dia.com>
To:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Felipe Balbi <balbi@...com>
CC:	"iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org" <iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
	"linux-tegra@...r.kernel.org" <linux-tegra@...r.kernel.org>,
	Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] debugfs: Allow debugfs_create_dir() to take data

On Thu, 9 Aug 2012 14:56:24 +0200
Hiroshi Doyu <hdoyu@...dia.com> wrote:

> Hi Greg, Felipe,
> 
> On Wed, 8 Aug 2012 15:34:27 +0200
> Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, Aug 08, 2012 at 09:24:32AM +0300, Hiroshi Doyu wrote:
> > > Add __debugfs_create_dir(), which takes data passed from caller.
> > 
> > Why?
> > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Hiroshi Doyu <hdoyu@...dia.com>
> > > ---
> > >  fs/debugfs/inode.c      |    7 ++++---
> > >  include/linux/debugfs.h |    9 ++++++++-
> > >  2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> .....
> > What are you trying to do here?  This patch doesn't look right at all.
> 
> I missed to send the cover letter of this patch series to LKML, which
> explained the background. I attached that cover letter below. Please
> read the following explanation too.

Any chance to get some feedback on this?

I'm also sending another version of patch, which just uses
debgufs_create_dir() as Felipe suggested, in-reply-to this mail.
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