linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/5] HSI: ssi-protocol: export modem info via sysfs

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Message-ID: <20160131173605.GD3721@amd>
Date:	Sun, 31 Jan 2016 18:36:05 +0100
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	Sebastian Reichel <sre@...nel.org>
Cc:	Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>,
	Benoît Cousson <bcousson@...libre.com>,
	Aaro Koskinen <aaro.koskinen@....fi>,
	Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>,
	linux-omap@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/5] HSI: ssi-protocol: export modem info via sysfs

On Sun 2016-01-31 02:19:45, Sebastian Reichel wrote:
> Currently userspace knows about the rapuyama version by
> checking, which gpios have been exported. This does no
> longer work with kernel based power management, so export
> a sysfs file, which provides the rapuyama generation. Also

Umm. So patches 1-2 make it impossible for existing userspace to
detect modem version?

Even if we re-add the capability with this patch, that makes it bad
idea, no?
								Pavel
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