linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] sysfs: add filter function to groups

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Date:	Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:58:40 +0100
From:	Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>
To:	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...elEye.com>
CC:	Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org>, Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
	linux-scsi <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sysfs: add filter function to groups

James Bottomley wrote:
>> >  struct attribute_group {
>> >  	const char		*name;
>> > +	int			(*filter_show)(struct kobject *, int);

> Actually, it returns a true/false value indicating whether the given
> attribute should be displayed.

How about this:

	int (*is_visible)(...);
or
	bool (*shall_be_shown)(...);
or
	bool (*should_be_displayed)(...);

or whatever, so that it indicates that this function merely answers a
question, but doesn't filter nor show anything.
-- 
Stefan Richter
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