linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] powerpc/pseries/vas: use default_groups in kobj

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Date:   Thu, 31 Mar 2022 15:39:41 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
Cc:     linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org,
        Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
        Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
        Haren Myneni <haren@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@...il.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] powerpc/pseries/vas: use default_groups in kobj_type

On Thu, Mar 31, 2022 at 11:39:45PM +1100, Michael Ellerman wrote:
> Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> writes:
> > There are currently 2 ways to create a set of sysfs files for a
> > kobj_type, through the default_attrs field, and the default_groups
> > field.  Move the pseries vas sysfs code to use default_groups field
> > which has been the preferred way since aa30f47cf666 ("kobject: Add
> > support for default attribute groups to kobj_type") so that we can soon
> > get rid of the obsolete default_attrs field.
> >
> > Cc: Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
> > Cc: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
> > Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
> > Cc: Haren Myneni <haren@...ux.ibm.com>
> > Cc: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@...il.com>
> > Cc: linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org
> > Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> > Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> > ---
> >
> > Note, I would like to take this through my driver-core tree for 5.18-rc2
> > as this is the last hold-out of the default_attrs field.  It "snuck" in
> > as new code for 5.18-rc1, any objection to me taking it?
> 
> No objection, please take it via your tree.

Thanks, will do!