linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] fs: configfs: use hexadecimal values and new line

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Date:   Wed, 01 Feb 2017 11:02:30 +0200
From:   Felipe Balbi <balbi@...nel.org>
To:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Stefan Agner <stefan@...er.ch>
Cc:     andrzej.p@...sung.com, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] fs: configfs: use hexadecimal values and new line


Hi,

Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> writes:
> On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 06:19:17PM -0800, Stefan Agner wrote:
>> Other unsigned properties return hexadecimal values, follow this
>> convention when printing b_vendor_code too. Also add newlines to
>> the OS Descriptor support related properties, like other sysfs
>> files use.
>
> configfs is not sysfs, so watch out, you might not need/want those new
> lines as tools read the values and are not expecting them.
>
> Have you verified that nothing will break with this?  How have you
> tested it?

I would rather not change things like that, specially since Android guys
are alreadying using configfs.

-- 
balbi

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