linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] kobject and kset core changes and cleanups

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Message-ID: <20071106213318.GB13972@frankl.hpl.hp.com>
Date:	Tue, 6 Nov 2007 13:33:18 -0800
From:	Stephane Eranian <eranian@....hp.com>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, greg@...ah.com
Subject: Re: [RFC] kobject and kset core changes and cleanups

Greg,

On Tue, Nov 06, 2007 at 01:15:27PM -0800, Greg KH wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 06, 2007 at 12:14:13AM -0800, Stephane Eranian wrote:
> > Andrew, Greg,
> > 
> > On Mon, Nov 05, 2007 at 11:11:48PM -0800, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > > On Fri, 2 Nov 2007 16:57:58 -0700 Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > So, I go on vacation for a week or so and come back to an overflowing
> > > > inbox.  Instead of trying to wade through all of that, I decide to
> > > > finish up the work Kay and I had started on cleaning up the kset core
> > > > code.
> > > 
> > > you killed perfmon.
> > > 
> > > perfmon/perfmon_sysfs.c: In function 'pfm_init_sysfs':
> > > perfmon/perfmon_sysfs.c:411: error: 'kernel_subsys' undeclared (first use in this function)
> > > perfmon/perfmon_sysfs.c:411: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
> > > perfmon/perfmon_sysfs.c:411: error: for each function it appears in.)
> > > 
> > > I'll drop the perfmon tree and shall soldier on.  
> > 
> > I am sure we can fix this. I just need to get the kset patch from Greg.
> 
> What's the status on when perfmon will be sent to Linus?  I'll be glad
> to send you a patch, I'm updating my tree right now, give me a few
> hours...
> 
Trying to get into -mm first. Obvisouly there is a first problem with
kobject/sysfs. But I am hoping it won't be that difficult to fix especially
with your help ;->

-- 
-Stephane
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