linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] platform/x86: samsung-laptop: set debugfs blobs to read only

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Message-ID: <20210504125130.GA43834@ninjato>
Date:   Tue, 4 May 2021 14:51:30 +0200
From:   Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@...g-engineering.com>
To:     Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
Cc:     Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Corentin Chary <corentin.chary@...il.com>,
        Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>,
        Mark Gross <mgross@...ux.intel.com>,
        Platform Driver <platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] platform/x86: samsung-laptop: set debugfs blobs to read
 only


> > Those blobs can only be read. So, don't confuse users with 'writable'
> > flags.
> 
> Wouldn't it make sense at the same time to convert ugly namings to
> octal permissions?

I think this is out-of-scpoe for this patch. While I also use octals
personally, I don't feel strongly about it and let others use what they
prefer.


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