linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] hid-ntrig: sysfs nodes for modes

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Message-ID: <20110311081843.GE10807@core.coreip.homeip.net>
Date:	Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:18:43 -0800
From:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:	Rafi Rubin <rafi@...s.upenn.edu>
Cc:	jkosina@...e.cz, linux-input@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, micki@...rig.com,
	rydberg@...omail.se, chatty@...c.fr
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] hid-ntrig: sysfs nodes for modes

On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 02:37:51AM -0500, Rafi Rubin wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Rafi Rubin <rafi@...s.upenn.edu>
> 
> ---
> 
> If the code is there, might as well expose a friendly interface to the
> user.

The bigger question is should the user care? If we can make the device
work well without user intervention then we should not really expose
extra attributes.

Thanks.

-- 
Dmitry
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