Re: [PATCHSET 3/4] sysfs: divorce sysfs from kobject and drivermodel

[Cornelia Huck]

On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:38:50 -0400 (EDT),
Alan Stern <stern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Tue, 9 Oct 2007, Greg KH wrote:
> 
> > The rules for sysfs files are the following:
> > 	- one value, in text format, per file.
> > 	- no action apon open/close
> > 	- binary files are only allowed for "pass-through" type files
> > 	  that the kernel does not touch (like for firmware and pci
> > 	  config space)
> > 	- directories should be associated with a kobject where it makes
> > 	  sense (no nesting deep subdirectories without a kobject
> > 	  present)
> 
> You have to stretch this a little for the power/ subdirectory every 
> device gets.  The only kobject it corresponds to is the one in the 
> device, which already corresponds to the parent directory.

Yes, this should be "directories should be associated with a kobject or
generated by an attribute group". This way you won't get deep nesting
either.
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