linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v10] leds: USB: HID: Add support for MSI GT683R led panels

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Date:	Mon, 23 Jun 2014 21:31:34 +0200
From:	Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>
To:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Cc:	Janne Kanniainen <janne.kanniainen@...il.com>, johan@...nel.org,
	jkosina@...e.cz, cooloney@...il.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-leds@...r.kernel.org, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-input@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v10] leds: USB: HID: Add support for MSI GT683R led panels

On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 02:24:32PM -0400, Greg KH wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 02:23:24PM -0400, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 08:16:48PM +0300, Janne Kanniainen wrote:
> > > +	ret = sysfs_create_group(&led->hdev->dev.kobj, &gt683r_attribute_group);
> > > +	if (ret) {
> > > +		hid_err(hdev, "failed to create sysfs attributes\n");
> > > +		goto fail;
> > > +	}
> > 
> > No, you need to set the attribute group _before_ you call
> > led_classdev_register, as that is where the device will be created in
> > sysfs.  Surely the other led drivers already do this?  I'm almost afraid
> > to go look...
> 
> Yes, they do it already, set .dev_attr_group and you should be fine.

But this isn't an attribute of the LEDs but rather of the parent HID
device that is being probed (the led_mode is common to all three LEDs
and thus belongs in the parent device, right?).

Johan
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