linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] nvmem: core: add sysfs file mode flag in nvmem

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Date:	Wed, 7 Oct 2015 13:56:31 +0100
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Srinivas Kandagatla <srinivas.kandagatla@...aro.org>
Cc:	maxime.ripard@...e-electrons.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	andrew@...n.ch, wxt@...k-chips.com, stefan.wahren@...e.com,
	pantelis.antoniou@...sulko.com, maitysanchayan@...il.com,
	p.zabel@...gutronix.de, s.hauer@...gutronix.de,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] nvmem: core: add sysfs file mode flag in
 nvmem_config

On Wed, Oct 07, 2015 at 12:01:04PM +0100, Srinivas Kandagatla wrote:
> This patch adds mode variable to nvmem_config structure which will allow
> providers to specify the permissions for the sysfs binary file.
> This mode is applied on top of root-only access permissions set by
> the core.
> 
> Having this flag would give more flexibility to providers to decide
> which permissions to set on the sysfs binary file entry.

And they will get it wrong, please don't do this.

thanks,

greg k-h
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