linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] dmaengine: dmatest: change symbolic permissions to octal values

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Message-ID: <CAOh2x=kE4uKYnVs0tWnjBHk0t=BQp+=otr89+NHZ0m2GWbNRrA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 1 Feb 2018 09:16:04 +0530
From:   Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
To:     Vinod Koul <vinod.koul@...el.com>
Cc:     Yang Shunyong <shunyong.yang@...-semitech.com>,
        Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        dmaengine@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] dmaengine: dmatest: change symbolic permissions to
 octal values

On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 9:15 AM, Vinod Koul <vinod.koul@...el.com> wrote:
> Right but lets no go changing to octals everywhere, new code sure :)
> I don't see plans to remove representations entirely from kernel yet.

Sure. I was just pointing out to the discussion where the *preferred* thing
happened.