netdev - Re: [PATCH 03/17] batman-adv: Add network_coding and mcast sysfs files to README

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Message-ID: <2528373.sE2IHzpoFy@sven-edge>
Date:   Sat, 29 Oct 2016 13:46:59 +0200
From:   Sven Eckelmann <sven@...fation.org>
To:     Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
Cc:     Simon Wunderlich <sw@...onwunderlich.de>, davem@...emloft.net,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, b.a.t.m.a.n@...ts.open-mesh.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 03/17] batman-adv: Add network_coding and mcast sysfs files to README

On Samstag, 29. Oktober 2016 12:56:28 CEST Jiri Pirko wrote:
[...]
> >> I strongly believe it is a huge mistake to use sysfs for things like
> >> this. This should be done via generic netlink api.
> >
> >This doesn't change the problem that it is already that way. This patch
> >only adds the list of available files to the README.
> 
> Sure. Just found out you did it like that. Therefore I commented. I
> suggest to rework the api to use genl entirely.

Fair enough, I have added it to the issue tracker [1].

It seems there is no easy way to drop support for modifying batman-adv
attributes of the interface or its ports via sysfs in the near
future. But disallowing sysfs for new attributes might be a viable
policy.

Kind regards,
	Sven

[1] https://www.open-mesh.org/issues/300
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