linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] cpufreq: unify the show() and store() styles of attr

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Message-ID: <20220307055216.gh3aiivz7o3tvomr@vireshk-i7>
Date:   Mon, 7 Mar 2022 11:22:16 +0530
From:   Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
To:     zhanglianjie <zhanglianjie@...ontech.com>
Cc:     "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] cpufreq: unify the show() and store() styles of attr

On 07-03-22, 13:50, zhanglianjie wrote:
> Usually /sys directory under the file, the corresponding Attribute contains
> .show and .store, and their naming style is filename_show() and
> filename_store(). But all naming style in 'cpufreq' is show_filename() and
> store_filename(), So you need to change naming style.

This is something that is present within the kernel and not exposed to
userspace. I don't see why we would need to make this change and what
good it brings.

I would have supported this if cpufreq itself had different names, but
for this one, No.

-- 
viresh