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Message-ID: <466A9DDD.2040107@ums.usu.ru>
Date: Sat, 09 Jun 2007 18:32:29 +0600
From: "Alexander E. Patrakov" <patrakov@....usu.ru>
To: Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org>,
Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ux01.gwdg.de>, daniel.ritz@....ch,
linux@...do.de
Subject: Re: Rules on how to use sysfs in userspace programs
Greg KH wrote:
> - Do not use libsysfs
> It makes assumptions about sysfs which are not true. Its API does not
> offer any abstraction, it exposes all the kernel driver-core
> implementation details in its own API. Therefore it is not better than
> reading directories and opening the files yourself.
> Also, it is not actively maintained, in the sense of reflecting the
> current kernel-development. The goal of providing a stable interface
> to sysfs has failed, it causes more problems, than it solves. It
> violates many of the rules in this document.
The problem is that even on ftp.kernel.org there are packages like
pcmciautils that still link to libsysfs and contain things like #define
PATH_TO_SOCKET "/sys/class/pcmcia_socket/". Are they expected to be fixed?
--
Alexander E. Patrakov
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