linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] Create eeprom_dev hardware class for EEPROM devices

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Date:	Fri, 24 Jan 2014 18:42:51 +0000
From:	Laszlo Papp <lpapp@....org>
To:	Curt Brune <curt@...ulusnetworks.com>
Cc:	Wolfram Sang <wsa@...-dreams.de>,
	Thomas De Schampheleire <patrickdepinguin@...il.com>,
	gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
	Shrijeet Mukherjee <shm@...ulusnetworks.com>,
	linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] Create eeprom_dev hardware class for EEPROM devices

> Note: The class cannot be called 'eeprom' as that is the name of the
> I/O file created by the driver.  The class name appears as a
> sub-directory within the main device directory.  Hence the class name
> 'eeprom_dev'.

I am not sure I follow the reasoning here, but it is possibly because
I lack some knowledge. Could you please describe bad thing would
happen if "/sys/class/eeprom/eeprom0/label" would be used as opposed
to "/sys/class/eeprom_dev/eeprom0/label"?
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