linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv7 08/11] i2c: match vendorless strings on the internal string length

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Date:   Mon, 7 Nov 2016 16:12:09 -0300
From:   Javier Martinez Canillas <javier@....samsung.com>
To:     Kieran Bingham <kieran@...uared.org.uk>,
        Wolfram Sang <wsa@...-dreams.de>,
        Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
Cc:     linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        sameo@...ux.intel.com
Subject: Re: [PATCHv7 08/11] i2c: match vendorless strings on the internal
 string length

Hello Kieran,

On 11/07/2016 09:47 AM, Kieran Bingham wrote:
> If a user provides a shortened string to match a device to the sysfs i2c
> interface it will match on the first string that contains that string
> prefix.
> 
> for example:
>   echo a 0x68 > /sys/bus/i2c/devices/i2c-2/new_device
> will match as3711, as3722, and ak8975 incorrectly.
> 
> Correct this by using sysfs_streq to match the string exactly
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kieran Bingham <kieran@...gham.xyz>
> 

Reviewed-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javier@....samsung.com>

Best regards,
-- 
Javier Martinez Canillas
Open Source Group
Samsung Research America