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Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2013 17:20:13 -0800 From: Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net> To: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com> CC: linux-input@...r.kernel.org, lm-sensors@...sensors.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] Input: ads7846: Convert to hwmon_device_register_with_groups On 11/26/2013 10:58 AM, Dmitry Torokhov wrote: > Hi Guenter, > > On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 08:39:04PM -0800, Guenter Roeck wrote: >> Simplify the code and create mandatory 'name' attribute by using >> new hwmon API. > > So this moves hwmon attributes from the parent i2c device to the hwmon > device, right? Would not that break userspace which expects to find the > attributes where they were? > In addition to Jean's earlier comments ... s/i2c/spi/, I assume. spi devices don't create the mandatory name attribute automatically, which means that the created hwmon device was not recognized by standard user space applications (eg the sensors command or anything else using libsensors) in the first place. Which in turn means that only applications which don't support the standard hwmon ABI - if there are any - would be affected. What we are more concerned about is to make sure that applications which _do_ follow the hwmon ABI are working. Thanks, Guenter -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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