linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 2/5] w1_therm: adding sysfs entry to check device power

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Message-ID: <2602d65b534fc0e9d6738d3c670bdb07fd287e5b.camel@gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 30 Apr 2020 12:34:03 +0200
From:   Akira shimahara <akira215corp@...il.com>
To:     Evgeniy Polyakov <zbr@...emap.net>, Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Cc:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/5] w1_therm: adding sysfs entry to check device
 power

Hello,

Le mercredi 29 avril 2020 à 18:18 +0300, Evgeniy Polyakov a écrit :
> Hi
> 
> 
> 
> 29.04.2020, 16:47, "Greg KH" <greg@...ah.com>:
> 
> 
> 
> > >  +What: /sys/bus/w1/devices/.../w1_slave
> > >  +Date: Apr 2020
> > >  +Contact: Akira Shimahara <akira215corp@...il.com>
> > >  +Description:
> > >  + (RW) return the temperature in 1/1000 degC.
> > >  + *read*: return 2 lines with the hexa output data sent on the
> > >  + bus, return the CRC check and temperature in 1/1000 degC
> > the w1_slave file returns a temperature???
> > And sysfs is 1 value-per-file, not multiple lines.
> 
> 
> It was 'content crc' previously, and probably a good idea would be to
> add just one file with 'content'
 
That's the purpose of the new sysfs entry 'temperature'. It only
content temperature. As already mentionned we have to keep the w1_slave
entry for compatibility purpose, all existing user application parse
this file.

I submitted the patch series yesterday night, splitting it in 9
patches.

Regards,

Akira Shimahara