linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] gpiolib: add support for having symlinks under gpio class directory

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Message-ID: <20091210024834.GB20410@suse.de>
Date:	Wed, 9 Dec 2009 18:48:34 -0800
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	Jani Nikula <ext-jani.1.nikula@...ia.com>
Cc:	dbrownell@...rs.sourceforge.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	dsilvers@...tec.co.uk, ben@...tec.co.uk,
	Artem.Bityutskiy@...ia.com, akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] gpiolib: add support for having symlinks under
	gpio class directory

On Wed, Dec 09, 2009 at 03:49:03PM +0200, Jani Nikula wrote:
> Extend the functionality of gpio_export_link() to allow exported GPIOs
> to have names using sysfs links under /sys/class/gpio.

No, please don't create symlinks under a class, that is not something
that any userspace tool is expecting.

I don't understand what you are trying to do here, why do you need a
symlink?  What is wrong with the original device names?

confused,

greg k-h
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