linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 3/3] nvmem: core: Expose cells through sysfs

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite for Android: free password hash cracker in your pocket

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <f85f117a59586dc2e5df33e11b39c69f@walle.cc>
Date:   Mon, 17 Jul 2023 14:24:45 +0200
From:   Michael Walle <michael@...le.cc>
To:     Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com>
Cc:     Srinivas Kandagatla <srinivas.kandagatla@...aro.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...tlin.com>,
        Robert Marko <robert.marko@...tura.hr>,
        Luka Perkov <luka.perkov@...tura.hr>,
        Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
        Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 3/3] nvmem: core: Expose cells through sysfs

Hi,

> There is one limitation though: if a layout is built as a module but is
> not properly installed in the system and loaded manually with insmod
> while the nvmem device driver was built-in, the cells won't appear in
> sysfs. But if done like that, the cells won't be usable by the built-in
> kernel drivers anyway.

What is the difference between manual loading with insmod and automatic
module loading? Or is the limitation, layout as M and device driver as Y
doesn't work?

-michael