linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/6] Add a per-dimm structure

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Message-ID: <20120316160147.GC975@kroah.com>
Date:	Fri, 16 Mar 2012 09:01:47 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...hat.com>
Cc:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...64.org>,
	Linux Edac Mailing List <linux-edac@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/6] Add a per-dimm structure

On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 12:44:01PM -0300, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
> Em 16-03-2012 12:30, Greg KH escreveu:
> > On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 05:47:52AM -0300, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
> >> 2) per Greg's request, we should not use struct sysdev, using instead,
> >>    struct device. That means that everything under
> >> 	/sys/devices/system/edac/mc/
> >>    will move to another place, likely:
> >> 	/sys/devices/ras/
> > 
> > No, you can keep things under /sys/devices/system/edac/ if you use a
> > struct device, no need to move things and break userspace tools if you
> > don't have to.
> 
> Hmm... How?

Just point your parent of your device to the same place.  Converting
from using 'struct sysdev' is easy, as the conversion is already done
in-tree to real 'struct device' so there shouldn't be any problems.

Or am I missing something here?

thanks,

greg k-h
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