linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 resend 1/2] Provide in-kernel headers to make extending kernel easier

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Date:   Fri, 3 May 2019 10:33:15 -0400
From:   Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
        Joel Fernandes <joel@...lfernandes.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
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        Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        Dietmar Eggemann <dietmar.eggemann@....com>,
        Guenter Roeck <groeck@...omium.org>,
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        Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 resend 1/2] Provide in-kernel headers to make
 extending kernel easier

On Mon, 29 Apr 2019 16:24:25 +0200
Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:

> Hah, ok, I'll be glad to queue this up in my tree.  I'll take it now,
> and if people who really object to this being in /proc/ and want it in
> /sys/, we can add a follow-on patch before 5.2-final is out to move the
> file to that location.

I really don't think putting it in /proc now is a good idea. Let's put
it in /sys now. If we don't do it now and it gets into a main release,
then that will become the permanent location for it.

-- Steve