linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [mcelog] Start using the new sysfs tunables location

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Message-ID: <20120906132150.GE16230@one.firstfloor.org>
Date:	Thu, 6 Sep 2012 15:21:50 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	"Naveen N. Rao" <naveen.n.rao@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>, Tony Luck <tony.luck@...il.com>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, bp@...64.org, x86@...nel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-edac@...r.kernel.org,
	ananth@...ibm.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [mcelog] Start using the new sysfs tunables location

> Even if we decide not to remove these tunables from under their current 
> per-cpu location, I still think it is much cleaner to have them 
> available under /sys/devices/system/machinecheck.

"much cleaner" is not sufficient justification to break an ABI.

-Andi

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ak@...ux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only.
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