Re: patchsysfs-add-sys-dev-char-block-to-lookup-sysfs-path-by-major-minor.patch added to gregkh-2.6 tree

[Greg KH]

On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 12:48:11AM -0700, SL Baur wrote:
> On 4/28/08, gregkh@xxxxxxx <gregkh@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >  This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled
> >
> >      Subject: sysfs: add /sys/dev/{char,block} to lookup sysfs path by major:minor
> >
> >  to my gregkh-2.6 tree.  Its filename is
> >
> >      sysfs-add-sys-dev-char-block-to-lookup-sysfs-path-by-major-minor.patch
> 
> >  +       char devt_str[15];
> >  +
> >  +       if (kobj) {
> >  +               format_dev_t(devt_str, dev->devt);
> 
> This part is ugly, but is not the fault of the patch.  The ill-
> considered interface for `format_dev_t' is something that probably
> noone wants to fix.

Why not?  Patches are always welcome, it's not like that function is
used in that many different places, should be a simple change...

> Otherwise, still OK with me.
> 
> Reviewed-by: SL Baur <steve@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> (Is Reviewed-by not sticky?)

Yes, it is, I'll add it to my version of the patch.

thanks,

greg k-h
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