netdev - Re: [PATCH 15/42] drivers/ptp: Convert snprintf to sysfs

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Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2024 07:33:14 -0800
From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To: Li Zhijian <lizhijian@...itsu.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Richard Cochran
 <richardcochran@...il.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 15/42] drivers/ptp: Convert snprintf to sysfs_emit

On Tue, 16 Jan 2024 12:51:24 +0800 Li Zhijian wrote:
> Per filesystems/sysfs.rst, show() should only use sysfs_emit()
> or sysfs_emit_at() when formatting the value to be returned to user space.
> 
> coccinelle complains that there are still a couple of functions that use
> snprintf(). Convert them to sysfs_emit().
> 
> > ./drivers/ptp/ptp_sysfs.c:27:8-16: WARNING: please use sysfs_emit  

If the patches don't depend on each other please post them separately.
Series should only be used if there are dependencies and the same
maintainer is expected to apply all patches.

The ptp change should be reposted after the merge window, we don't take
cleanups during the merge window.