linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 7/8] debugfs: allow access to signed values

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Message-ID: <20071219142902.GB3139@tuxdriver.com>
Date:	Wed, 19 Dec 2007 09:29:02 -0500
From:	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
To:	Stefano Brivio <stefano.brivio@...imi.it>
Cc:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>,
	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>,
	Mattias Nissler <mattias.nissler@....de>,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 7/8] debugfs: allow access to signed values

On Wed, Dec 19, 2007 at 10:20:16AM +0100, Stefano Brivio wrote:
> On Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:45:10 -0800
> Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de> wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, Dec 19, 2007 at 01:27:39AM +0100, Stefano Brivio wrote:

> > > here comes an implementation of debugfs_create_s{8,16,32,64} which avoids code
> > > duplication, suggested by Johannes Berg. We would need this to be merged to
> > > 2.6.25, as we need those functions to be available for rc80211-pid, the new
> > > mac80211 rate control algorithm.
> > 
> > Looks good to me, do you want me to add this to my tree and send it to
> > Linus when 2.6.25 opens up, or do you want this to go through the
> > wireless tree as you have patches relying on it?
> 
> I have one patch (rate control rework, 8/8) relying on it. Let's ask John. John,
> what's the best for you?

Since Greg approves, I'll take it through wireless-2.6 to avoid any
staging problems for patch 8/8.

Thanks,

John
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John W. Linville
linville@...driver.com
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