linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 0/5] ACPI: sysfs: manage sysfs attributes through device core

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Message-Id: <20240709-acpi-sysfs-groups-v2-0-058ab0667fa8@weissschuh.net>
Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2024 22:37:23 +0200
From: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>
To: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>, Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>, 
 Robert Moore <robert.moore@...el.com>, Lance Ortiz <lance.ortiz@...com>
Cc: linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
 acpica-devel@...ts.linux.dev, 
 Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>, 
 stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v2 0/5] ACPI: sysfs: manage sysfs attributes through device
 core

Simplify the lifecycle of the sysfs attributes by letting the device
core manage them.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>
---
Changes in v2:
- Add fix to validate buffer type validation (patch 1)
- Drop usage of devm-APIs as these are unusable for unbound devices
- Evaluate _STR on each sysfs access
- Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240613-acpi-sysfs-groups-v1-0-665e0deb052a@weissschuh.net

---
Thomas Weißschuh (5):
      ACPI: sysfs: validate return type of _STR method
      ACPI: sysfs: evaluate _STR on each sysfs access
      ACPI: sysfs: manage attributes as attribute_group
      ACPI: sysfs: manage sysfs attributes through device core
      ACPI: sysfs: remove return value of acpi_device_setup_files()

 drivers/acpi/device_sysfs.c | 196 +++++++++++++++++++-------------------------
 drivers/acpi/internal.h     |   3 +-
 drivers/acpi/scan.c         |   6 +-
 include/acpi/acpi_bus.h     |   1 -
 4 files changed, 89 insertions(+), 117 deletions(-)
---
base-commit: 34afb82a3c67f869267a26f593b6f8fc6bf35905
change-id: 20240609-acpi-sysfs-groups-cfa756d16752

Best regards,
-- 
Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>