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

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Message-ID: <20071104190656.GA23669@kroah.com>
Date:	Sun, 4 Nov 2007 11:06:56 -0800
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com>
Cc:	Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>,
	Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org>,
	linux-scsi <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sysfs: add filter function to groups

On Sun, Nov 04, 2007 at 08:12:02AM -0600, James Bottomley wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-10-31 at 10:29 -0700, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Wed, Oct 31, 2007 at 09:38:04AM -0500, James Bottomley wrote:
> > > On Tue, 2007-10-30 at 20:55 -0700, Greg KH wrote:
> > > > OSame problem here, if grp->is_visible is not set, sysfs_add_file() would
> > > > never be called, right?
> > > > 
> > > > Other than the logic problem (I think), I have no issue with this idea
> > > > at all.  Care to redo this so it works?
> > > 
> > > It's a fair cop govenor ... new patch attached.
> > 
> > Much better, thanks :)
> > 
> > I have no problem with this, if you want to take this in your tree,
> > please do and feel free to add:
> > 	Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>
> > 
> > to it, or I can take it in mine.
> 
> Actually, I think I have a use for it and the follow on patch (coming
> soon) to do attribute bitmaps in the SCSI tree, so I'd like to add your
> ack and take it through this tree.

That's fine.  Can you CC: me on the patch that uses this code so I can
see how well it works out?

thanks,

greg k-h
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