Re: [PATCH v2 0/9] Introduce hwmon_device_register_with_groups and

From: Guenter Roeck
Date: Tue Sep 03 2013 - 11:27:43 EST


On Mon, Sep 02, 2013 at 12:25:35PM -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> On 08/31/2013 07:48 PM, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> >This patch series introduces new hwmon API functions
> >hwmon_device_register_with_groups() and devm_hwmon_device_register_with_groups().
> >
> >hwmon_device_register_with_groups() lets callers register hwmon devices
> >as well as associated sysfs attributes with a single call. This simplifies
> >hwmon device registration and avoids potential race conditions seen
> >if sysfs attributes are created after the initial hwmon device was
> >registered.
> >
> >devm_hwmon_device_register_with_groups() is the managed version of the same
> >function.
> >
> Jean, any comments on this patch series ?
>
> If you are ok with it, I would like to push the new API (patches 1 and 7 of the series)
> into 3.12, and keep the rest for 3.13.
>
The commit window opened up, so this will have to wait for 3.13.

Guenter
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