linux-kernel - Re: [char-misc-next] mei: bus: add more client attributes to sysfs

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Message-ID: <20191116123851.GA450532@kroah.com>
Date:   Sat, 16 Nov 2019 13:38:51 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     "Winkler, Tomas" <tomas.winkler@...el.com>
Cc:     "Usyskin, Alexander" <alexander.usyskin@...el.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [char-misc-next] mei: bus: add more client attributes to sysfs

On Sat, Nov 16, 2019 at 12:08:52PM +0000, Winkler, Tomas wrote:
> > 
> > On Sat, Nov 16, 2019 at 04:21:36PM +0200, Tomas Winkler wrote:
> > > From: Alexander Usyskin <alexander.usyskin@...el.com>
> > >
> > > Export more client attributes via sysfs that are usually obtained upon
> > > connection. In some cases, for example a monitoring application may
> > > wish to know the attributes without actually performing the connection.
> > > Added attributes:
> > > max number of connections, fixed address, max message length.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Alexander Usyskin <alexander.usyskin@...el.com>
> > > Signed-off-by: Tomas Winkler <tomas.winkler@...el.com>
> > > ---
> > >  Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-mei | 21 +++++++++++++++
> > >  drivers/misc/mei/bus.c                  | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++
> > >  drivers/misc/mei/client.h               | 36 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > >  3 files changed, 90 insertions(+)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-mei
> > > b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-mei
> > > index 3f8701e8fa24..3d37e2796d5a 100644
> > > --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-mei
> > > +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-mei
> > > @@ -26,3 +26,24 @@ KernelVersion:	4.3
> > >  Contact:	Tomas Winkler <tomas.winkler@...el.com>
> > >  Description:	Stores mei client protocol version
> > >  		Format: %d
> > > +
> > > +What:		/sys/bus/mei/devices/.../max_conn
> > > +Date:		Nov 2019
> > > +KernelVersion:	5.5
> > > +Contact:	Tomas Winkler <tomas.winkler@...el.com>
> > > +Description:	Stores mei client maximum number of connections
> > > +		Format: %d
> > > +
> > > +What:		/sys/bus/mei/devices/.../fixed
> > > +Date:		Nov 2019
> > > +KernelVersion:	5.5
> > > +Contact:	Tomas Winkler <tomas.winkler@...el.com>
> > > +Description:	Stores mei client fixed address, if any
> > > +		Format: %d
> > > +
> > > +What:		/sys/bus/mei/devices/.../max_len
> > > +Date:		Nov 2019
> > > +KernelVersion:	5.5
> > > +Contact:	Tomas Winkler <tomas.winkler@...el.com>
> > > +Description:	Stores mei client maximum message length
> > > +		Format: %d
> > > diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c b/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c index
> > > 53bb394ccba6..a0a495c95e3c 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c
> > > @@ -791,11 +791,44 @@ static ssize_t modalias_show(struct device *dev,
> > > struct device_attribute *a,  }  static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(modalias);
> > >
> > > +static ssize_t max_conn_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute
> > *a,
> > > +			     char *buf)
> > > +{
> > > +	struct mei_cl_device *cldev = to_mei_cl_device(dev);
> > > +	u8 maxconn = mei_me_cl_max_conn(cldev->me_cl);
> > > +
> > > +	return scnprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%d", maxconn);
> > 
> > Nit, you can just do sprintf() for sysfs file attributes as you "know"
> > the buffer is big enough and your variable will fit.
> > 
> > Not a bit deal, but something to do in the future.
> 
> 
> Right, missed that, I can fix it in a follow up patch or resend this one.

follow-up is fine, I've already queued this one up.

thanks,

greg k-h