linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V3] debugfs: Add debugfs_create

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Message-ID: <20151018164409.GE19018@linux>
Date:	Sun, 18 Oct 2015 22:14:09 +0530
From:	Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
To:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:	linaro-kernel@...ts.linaro.org, Rafael Wysocki <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, arnd@...db.de, sboyd@...eaurora.org,
	linux-pm@...r.kernel.org, linux@....linux.org.uk,
	stern@...land.harvard.edu
Subject: Re: [PATCH V3] debugfs: Add debugfs_create_ulong()

On 18-10-15, 09:21, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 02:45:27PM +0530, Viresh Kumar wrote:
> > Add debugfs_create_ulong() for the users of type 'unsigned long'. These
> > will be 32 bits long on a 32 bit machine and 64 bits long on a 64 bit
> > machine.
> 
> Do you really need a debugfs_create_xlong()?  You don't mention it here
> in your changelog comment yet the patch contains it.  I'd hold off for
> it for now as I doubt anyone needs it...

At least my use case doesn't need it, but I thought it will be better
to implement the ulong series in the same way other interfaces are
implemented.

I can drop that part if you want.

-- 
viresh
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