linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] base: add sysfs socs info

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Date:	Wed, 15 Dec 2010 08:39:20 +0100
From:	Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD <plagnioj@...osoft.com>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@...el.com>,
	Patrice VILCHEZ <patrice.vilchez@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] base: add sysfs socs info

> > > 
> > > Also, isn't this information already in /proc/cpu/ today?
> > no all this information are not present in /proc/cpu and a cpu is not a soc
> > 
> > basicaly on a board you will have one soc but some boards have more as example
> > some ST boards you have two sh4 soc or on some amcc you have two powerpc soc
> > 
> > with these information you are allow to dynamise the userspace based on the
> > soc or the companion soc and also be able to display this information in a UI
> 
> Ok, but then why not make it "real" devices and not sysdev?  We are
> trying to fix the sysdev code to be semi-real devices, so you might as
> well make them real ones now.
ok I base my work on drivers/base/cpu.c

where we also use sysdev

can we point me a code how you want I implement it

Best Regards,
J.
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