linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 06/40] proc: introduce proc_create_single{,

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Message-ID: <alpine.LNX.2.21.1804261118050.8@nippy.intranet>
Date:   Thu, 26 Apr 2018 11:45:50 +1000 (AEST)
From:   Finn Thain <fthain@...egraphics.com.au>
To:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
cc:     Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 06/40] proc: introduce proc_create_single{,_data}

On Wed, 25 Apr 2018, Christoph Hellwig wrote:

>  
> -/*
> - * /proc/nubus stuff
> - */
> -

I don't think that the introduction of proc_create_single{,_data} alters 
the value of that comment. That comment and similar comments in the same 
file do have a purpose, which is to keep separate the /proc/nubus 
implementation is kept separate from the /proc/bus/nubus/devices 
implementation and so on.

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