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Date:   Sun, 20 May 2018 06:37:21 +0200
From:   Sven Eckelmann <sven@...fation.org>
To:     Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
Cc:     Linus Lüssing <linus.luessing@...3.blue>,
        The list for a Better Approach To Mobile Ad-hoc
         Networking <b.a.t.m.a.n@...ts.open-mesh.org>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net
Subject: Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] [PATCH 03/17] batman-adv: Add network_coding and mcast sysfs files to README

Hi Jiri,

seems like you still haven't answered Linus' question.

On Montag, 7. Mai 2018 08:34:16 CEST Sven Eckelmann wrote:
> On Dienstag, 27. März 2018 17:43:08 CEST Linus Lüssing wrote:
> > On Sat, Oct 29, 2016 at 12:56:28PM +0200, 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.
> > 
> > Hi Jiri,
> > 
> > Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
> > 
> > Could you explain a bit more on which disadvantages you see in
> > the usage of sysfs here?
> 
> Linus is asking because of following patch: 
> https://patchwork.open-mesh.org/patch/17340/

The next patch with a similar problem would be 
https://patchwork.open-mesh.org/patch/17372/. It is rather important that you 
are discussing this with Linus Luessing and Marek Lindner.

Kind regards,
	Sven

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