linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 1/2] usb: USB Type-C connector class

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Date:	Wed, 17 Aug 2016 16:00:41 +0200
From:	Frans Klaver <fransklaver@...il.com>
To:	Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
	Oliver Neukum <oneukum@...e.com>,
	Felipe Balbi <felipe.balbi@...ux.intel.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-usb@...r.kernel.org" <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 1/2] usb: USB Type-C connector class

On Wed, Aug 17, 2016 at 3:53 PM, Heikki Krogerus
<heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Wed, Aug 17, 2016 at 03:14:03PM +0200, Frans Klaver wrote:
>> On Wed, Aug 17, 2016 at 12:34 PM, Heikki Krogerus
>> > +static const char * const typec_partner_types[] = {
>> > +       [TYPEC_PARTNER_USB]             = "USB",
>> > +       [TYPEC_PARTNER_CHARGER]         = "Charger",
>> > +       [TYPEC_PARTNER_ALTMODE]         = "Alternate Mode",
>> > +       [TYPEC_PARTNER_ACCESSORY]       = "Accessory",
>> > +};
>> > +
>> > +static ssize_t partner_type_show(struct device *dev,
>> > +                                struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
>> > +{
>> > +       struct typec_partner *partner = container_of(dev, struct typec_partner,
>> > +                                                    dev);
>> > +
>> > +       return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", typec_partner_types[partner->type]);
>> > +}
>> > +
>> > +static struct device_attribute dev_attr_partner_type = {
>> > +       .attr = {
>> > +               .name = "type",
>> > +               .mode = S_IRUGO,
>> > +       },
>> > +       .show = partner_type_show,
>> > +};
>>
>> Why not use DEVICE_ATTR_RO() for this?
>
> Because I don't want to tie the attribute names to the function names
> in this case. There are other *type* attributes being created in the
> driver, so type_show() is not good, and we can't name the attribute
> "partner_type". The attribute will be placed in group named "partner".
>

Ah, makes sense.

Thanks,
Frans