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Date:   Tue, 27 Mar 2018 17:43:08 +0200
From:   Linus Lüssing <linus.luessing@...3.blue>
To:     Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
Cc:     The list for a Better Approach To Mobile Ad-hoc
         Networking <b.a.t.m.a.n@...ts.open-mesh.org>,
        Sven Eckelmann <sven@...fation.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        davem@...emloft.net
Subject: Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] [PATCH 03/17] batman-adv: Add network_coding and
 mcast sysfs files to README

On Sat, Oct 29, 2016 at 12:56:28PM +0200, Jiri Pirko wrote:
> >> 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.
> 
> Sure. Just found out you did it like that. Therefore I commented. I
> suggest to rework the api to use genl entirely.

Hi Jiri,

Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

Could you explain a bit more on which disadvantages you see in
the usage of sysfs here?

Regards, Linus