linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V3] x86, UV: BAU performance and error recovery

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Date:	Fri, 28 May 2010 09:47:25 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	Cliff Wickman <cpw@....com>
Cc:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	mingo@...e.hu
Subject: Re: [PATCH V3] x86, UV: BAU performance and error recovery

On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 09:30:25AM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> On 05/28/2010 06:33 AM, Cliff Wickman wrote:
> > - adds modification of tuning variables through /proc/sgi_uv
> 
> Adding new directories in /proc for a proprietary architecture is
> frowned upon, to put it mildly.  At the very least try to find a place
> in sysfs for it.
> 
> [Cc: gregkh in order to find a place in sysfs]

Hm, what type of files are you needing here?  Do they corrispond with
any specific hardware devices?  If so, just put them on the hardware
devices in sysfs.

thanks,

greg k-h
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