linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] lib: add __sysfs_match_string_with

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Message-ID: <20190422210606.GA8805@kroah.com>
Date:   Mon, 22 Apr 2019 23:06:07 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Alexandru Ardelean <alexandru.ardelean@...log.com>
Cc:     linux-iio@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com, namhyung@...nel.org,
        mingo@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] lib: add __sysfs_match_string_with_gaps() helper

On Mon, Apr 22, 2019 at 11:32:56AM +0300, Alexandru Ardelean wrote:
> This helper is similar to __sysfs_match_string() with the exception that it
> ignores NULL elements within the array.

sysfs is "one value per file", why are you trying to write multiple
things on a single line to a single sysfs file?

Is IIO really that messy?  :)

thanks,

greg k-h