linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] driver core: Make probe_type of driver accessible via sysfs

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Message-ID: <YObvYiPxQC7lk3NT@kroah.com>
Date:   Thu, 8 Jul 2021 14:28:18 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Wenchao Hao <haowenchao@...wei.com>
Cc:     "Rafael J . Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linfeilong@...wei.com,
        Wu Bo <wubo40@...wei.com>,
        Zhiqiang Liu <liuzhiqiang26@...wei.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] driver core: Make probe_type of driver accessible via
 sysfs

On Thu, Jul 08, 2021 at 08:20:10PM +0800, Wenchao Hao wrote:
> Like drivers_autoprobe of bus, make probe_type of driver
> accessible via sysfs, so we can get and set a driver's probe_type
> happily.

Why is this needed?  Who will use it?  And where is the
Documentation/ABI/ file update for this new sysfs file which is required
for all sysfs files?

thanks,

greg k-h