linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] hwmon/abituguru: handle sysfs errors

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Message-Id: <20061202123618.67047029.khali@linux-fr.org>
Date:	Sat, 2 Dec 2006 12:36:18 +0100
From:	Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>
To:	Hans de Goede <j.w.r.degoede@....nl>
Cc:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>, Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] hwmon/abituguru: handle sysfs errors

Hans,

On Tue, 10 Oct 2006 11:18:33 +0200, Hans de Goede wrote:
> Jean Delvare wrote:
> > The patch isn't wrong per se, but it could be made more simple, and is
> > incomplete in comparison to what was done for all other hardware
> > monitoring drivers:
> > 
> > * We want to create all the files before registering with the hwmon
> >   class, this closes a race condition.
> > * We want to delete all the device files at regular cleanup time (after
> >   unregistering with the hwmon class).
> > * It's OK to call device_remove_file() on a non-existent file, so the
> >   error path can be simplified.
> >
> > I'd like the abituguru driver to behave the same as all other hardware
> > monitoring drivers to lower the maintenance effort. Can either you
> > or Jeff work up a compliant patch? 
> 
> I understand Jeff any chance you can do a new revision of
> your patch? Otherwise I'll take care of it as time permits.

I'm still waiting for this patch. It'd be nice to have the abituguru
driver fixed in 2.6.20.

Thanks,
-- 
Jean Delvare
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