From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753994Ab1BRAB4 (ORCPT ); Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:01:56 -0500 Received: from opensource.wolfsonmicro.com ([80.75.67.52]:50182 "EHLO opensource2.wolfsonmicro.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752091Ab1BRABw (ORCPT ); Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:01:52 -0500 Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:01:50 +0000 From: Mark Brown To: Greg KH Cc: Charles Manning , Ryan Mallon , Christoph Hellwig , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, akpm@linux-foundation.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/10] Add yaffs2 file system: Fifth patchset Message-ID: <20110218000150.GA27668@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com> References: <1297221968-6747-1-git-send-email-cdhmanning@gmail.com> <201102171531.03924.manningc2@actrix.gen.nz> <4D5C8D62.4060809@bluewatersys.com> <201102171649.57457.manningc2@actrix.gen.nz> <20110217234154.GA1474@kroah.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20110217234154.GA1474@kroah.com> X-Cookie: Your present plans will be successful. User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.17+20080114 (2008-01-14) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 03:41:54PM -0800, Greg KH wrote: > On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 04:49:57PM +1300, Charles Manning wrote: > > Stripping out the tracing is easy enough but pointless if people (ie those > > actually using yaffs) really want it. Same for the proc interface (though > > that could be moved to sysfs). > Use debugfs please, if it's debugging stuff. If it's "real" stuff, then > yes, it should be in sysfs, you already have a place for it in /sys/fs/ > to use. Just abide by the sysfs rules and you will be fine. For the proc stuff - for tracing stuff then tracepoints are likely to be a good option if it's useful to people.