linux-kernel - Re: How to add a device file to sysfs?

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Message-ID: <20061113170750.GB14925@kroah.com>
Date:	Mon, 13 Nov 2006 09:07:50 -0800
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Brice Goglin <Brice.Goglin@...-lyon.org>
Cc:	Aubrey <aubreylee@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: How to add a device file to sysfs?

On Mon, Nov 13, 2006 at 11:45:54AM +0100, Brice Goglin wrote:
> Greg KH wrote:
> > On Tue, Oct 31, 2006 at 01:30:36PM +0800, Aubrey wrote:
> >   
> >> I've read the doc under linux-2.6.x/Documentation, I can add it to
> >> some other directory, but not found a way to add it to my own
> >> directory.
> >>     
> >
> > After misc_register() has been successfully called, the variable "class"
> > will be set in the miscdevice structure.  Use that pointer to call
> > class_device_create_file() to create your new file in this directory.
> >   
> 
> How does it work in -mm where miscdevice does not contain a "class"
> anymore, but only pointers to some "device"?

Then use device_create_file() instead :)

Good luck,

greg k-h
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