Re: [PATCH] s390: Hypervisor File System

[Greg KH]

On Thu, May 04, 2006 at 12:22:42PM +0200, Michael Holzheu wrote:
> Greg KH <greg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote on 05/04/2006 12:10:37 AM:
> 
> > > Fine with me! Then I will create /sys/hypervisor/s390. Should I
> > > create /sys/hypervisor in the hpyfs code or should it be
> > > created somewhere else?
> >
> > Somewhere else is probably best.
> >
> > drivers/base/hypervisor.c ?
> >
> 
> We could do that, but then we have to create two new files
> hypervisor.c and hypervisor.h just for one new mountpoint
> in sysfs.
> 
> I would suggest do do it like /sys/kernel and put the code
> into kernel/ksysfs.c and include/linux/kobject.h

No, if you do that then every kernel gets that mount point, when almost
no one really wants it :)

If you leave it as a separate file, then the build system can just
include the file as needed.

thanks,

greg k-h
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