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

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Date:   Sat, 29 Oct 2016 15:51:33 +0200
From:   Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
To:     Sven Eckelmann <sven@...fation.org>
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

Sat, Oct 29, 2016 at 01:46:59PM CEST, sven@...fation.org wrote:
>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.

Cool. Thanks!


>
>Kind regards,
>	Sven
>
>[1] https://www.open-mesh.org/issues/300