linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 2/4] powerpc: expose secure variables to userspace via sysfs

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Date:   Mon, 26 Aug 2019 11:46:11 -0400
From:   Nayna <nayna@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Nayna Jain <nayna@...ux.ibm.com>
Cc:     linuxppc-dev@...abs.org, linux-efi@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
        Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
        Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
        Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>,
        Jeremy Kerr <jk@...abs.org>,
        Matthew Garret <matthew.garret@...ula.com>,
        Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Claudio Carvalho <cclaudio@...ux.ibm.com>,
        George Wilson <gcwilson@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Elaine Palmer <erpalmer@...ibm.com>,
        Eric Ricther <erichte@...ux.ibm.com>,
        "Oliver O'Halloran" <oohall@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/4] powerpc: expose secure variables to userspace via
 sysfs



On 08/26/2019 10:56 AM, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 26, 2019 at 09:23:36AM -0400, Nayna Jain wrote:
>> +static struct kobj_attribute size_attr = __ATTR_RO(size);
> Wait, why not just normal ATTR_RO()?

Oh!! Sorry. I am not seeing this macro in sysfs.h. am I missing something ?

>
>> +static struct bin_attribute data_attr = __BIN_ATTR_RO(data, VARIABLE_MAX_SIZE);
> And BIN_ATTR_RO() here?

This would have worked. I think I just thought to use the same way as 
__ATTR_RO().
I will change this to __BIN_ATTR_RO and use __BIN_ATTR_WO from your patch.

Thanks for the patch.

Thanks & Regards,
     - Nayna