linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v2 01/10] RapidIO: Fix RapidIO sysfs hierarchy

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Message-ID: <0CE8B6BE3C4AD74AB97D9D29BD24E5520130318F@CORPEXCH1.na.ads.idt.com>
Date:	Wed, 15 Sep 2010 07:04:41 -0700
From:	"Bounine, Alexandre" <Alexandre.Bounine@....com>
To:	"Andrew Morton" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
	"Thomas Moll" <thomas.moll@...go.com>,
	"Matt Porter" <mporter@...nel.crashing.org>,
	"Li Yang" <leoli@...escale.com>,
	"Kumar Gala" <galak@...nel.crashing.org>,
	"Micha Nelissen" <micha@...i.hopto.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v2 01/10] RapidIO: Fix RapidIO sysfs hierarchy

Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
 
> Non-backward compatible change?  What is the risk of breaking existing
> setups with this change?

I think that risk is very low. Assuming that this change brings sysfs
entries
to their intended hierarchy, it has sense to do it now (at relatively
early stage).

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