linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/4] firmware sysfs node

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Message-ID: <20100827163436.GB13030@core.coreip.homeip.net>
Date:	Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:34:36 -0700
From:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:	Henrik Rydberg <rydberg@...omail.se>
Cc:	Rafi Rubin <rafi@...s.upenn.edu>, jkosina@...e.cz,
	linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	chatty@...c.fr, micki@...rig.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] firmware sysfs node

On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 02:09:05PM +0200, Henrik Rydberg wrote:
> On 08/26/2010 06:54 AM, Rafi Rubin wrote:
> 
> > Signed-off-by: Rafi Rubin <rafi@...s.upenn.edu>
> > ---
> >  drivers/hid/hid-ntrig.c |   21 +++++++++++++++++++++
> >  1 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-ntrig.c b/drivers/hid/hid-ntrig.c
> > index ab0ca7f..e341e88 100644
> > --- a/drivers/hid/hid-ntrig.c
> > +++ b/drivers/hid/hid-ntrig.c
> > @@ -375,6 +375,26 @@ static ssize_t set_deactivate_slack(struct device *dev,
> >  static DEVICE_ATTR(deactivate_slack, S_IWUSR | S_IRUGO, show_deactivate_slack,
> >  		   set_deactivate_slack);
> >  
> > +static ssize_t show_firmware(struct device *dev,
> > +			       struct device_attribute *attr,
> > +			       char *buf)
> > +{
> > +	struct hid_device *hdev = container_of(dev, struct hid_device, dev);
> > +	struct ntrig_data *nd = hid_get_drvdata(hdev);
> > +
> > +	if (!(nd->firmware_version[0] || nd->firmware_version[1] ||
> > +	      nd->firmware_version[2] || nd->firmware_version[3]))
> > +		return sprintf(buf, "Firmware version unavailable");
> 
> 
> If this sysfs node should really be added (see EVIO), it is probably better if
> it returns the same format for all devices. If all numbers are zero, that is
> understandable also by someone reading the node.
> 

Yes, I think we should stick it into input_id and be done with it. Note
that input_id is not only available via EVIOCGID ioctl but also already
exported in sysfs.

-- 
Dmitry
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