netdev - Re: [PATCH 03/17] batman-adv: Add network_coding and mcast sysfs files to README

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Date:   Sat, 29 Oct 2016 12:37:07 +0200
From:   Sven Eckelmann <sven@...fation.org>
To:     Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
Cc:     Simon Wunderlich <sw@...onwunderlich.de>, davem@...emloft.net,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, b.a.t.m.a.n@...ts.open-mesh.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 03/17] batman-adv: Add network_coding and mcast sysfs files to README

On Samstag, 29. Oktober 2016 12:33:01 CEST Jiri Pirko wrote:
[...]
> >--- a/Documentation/networking/batman-adv.txt
> >+++ b/Documentation/networking/batman-adv.txt
> >@@ -71,10 +71,11 @@ All  mesh  wide  settings  can be found in batman's own interface
> > folder:
> > 
> > # ls /sys/class/net/bat0/mesh/
> >-#aggregated_ogms        distributed_arp_table  gw_sel_class    orig_interval
> >-#ap_isolation           fragmentation          hop_penalty     routing_algo
> >-#bonding                gw_bandwidth           isolation_mark  vlan0
> >-#bridge_loop_avoidance  gw_mode                log_level
> >+# aggregated_ogms        fragmentation  isolation_mark  routing_algo
> >+# ap_isolation           gw_bandwidth   log_level       vlan0
> >+# bonding                gw_mode        multicast_mode
> >+# bridge_loop_avoidance  gw_sel_class   network_coding
> >+# distributed_arp_table  hop_penalty    orig_interval
> 
> I strongly believe it is a huge mistake to use sysfs for things like
> this. This should be done via generic netlink api.

This doesn't change the problem that it is already that way. This patch
only adds the list of available files to the README.

Kind regards,
	Sven

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