linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] kobject: export kobj_sysfs

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Date:	Tue, 22 Oct 2013 10:42:40 -0400
From:	Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@...e.com>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:	Linux Kernel Maling List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kobject: export kobj_sysfs_ops

On 10/22/13 2:03 AM, Greg KH wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 05:22:44PM -0400, Jeff Mahoney wrote:
>> struct kobj_attribute implements the baseline attribute functionality
>> that can be used all over the place. We should export the ops associated
>> with it. I have a series of patches on the linux-btrfs list that depend
>> on using kobj_sysfs_ops rather than re-implement them.
> 
> If you need this for other patches, would it be easier for you to just
> take this patch with the btrfs patches so that there's no dependancy on
> my tree for them?

Yep. This patch is actually posted with that series on the linux-btrfs
list. I just wanted to get your S-o-b since it touches kobjects.

> If so, please add:
> 
> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> 
> to this patch and pass it on, as I have no objection to it.

Thanks!

-Jeff

-- 
Jeff Mahoney
SUSE Labs


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