From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: util-linux-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: from mx0a-001b2d01.pphosted.com ([148.163.156.1]:43904 "EHLO mx0a-001b2d01.pphosted.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751648AbdCUEY2 (ORCPT ); Tue, 21 Mar 2017 00:24:28 -0400 Received: from pps.filterd (m0098409.ppops.net [127.0.0.1]) by mx0a-001b2d01.pphosted.com (8.16.0.20/8.16.0.20) with SMTP id v2L4Nblr120994 for ; Tue, 21 Mar 2017 00:23:45 -0400 Received: from e38.co.us.ibm.com (e38.co.us.ibm.com [32.97.110.159]) by mx0a-001b2d01.pphosted.com with ESMTP id 29ak411muy-1 (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT) for ; Tue, 21 Mar 2017 00:23:45 -0400 Received: from localhost by e38.co.us.ibm.com with IBM ESMTP SMTP Gateway: Authorized Use Only! Violators will be prosecuted for from ; Mon, 20 Mar 2017 22:23:44 -0600 Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2017 09:53:36 +0530 From: Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli To: Xose Vazquez Perez Cc: Sami Kerola , Karel Zak , Daniel Stekloff , util-linux Subject: Re: sysfsutils, aka systool, candidate for inclusion in util-linux-ng Reply-To: ananth@linux.vnet.ibm.com References: <6affdcde-0ec0-87ee-45f8-7da32ae1d1a5@gmail.com> <000ad5f7-f6cf-a54a-f6c9-405ad4017cda@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <000ad5f7-f6cf-a54a-f6c9-405ad4017cda@gmail.com> Message-Id: <20170321042336.GG24841@in.ibm.com> Sender: util-linux-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Sat, Mar 18, 2017 at 08:58:41PM +0100, Xose Vazquez Perez wrote: > On 03/18/2017 08:41 PM, Sami Kerola wrote: > > > On 17 March 2017 at 17:47, Xose Vazquez Perez wrote: > >> Description: utilities for interfacing with sysfs. > >> > >> Background: unmaintained since ten years, included in > >> enterprise distributions and widely used with plenty of > >> downloads: https://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-diag/files/sysfsutils/stats/timeline?dates=2003-07-01++to+2017-03-17 > >> > >> > >> $HOME: https://linux-diag.sf.net/Sysfsutils.html <--- HTTPS broken!! > >> $HOME: http://linux-diag.sf.net/Sysfsutils.html > >> Source code: https://sf.net/projects/linux-diag/files/sysfsutils/ > > > > Good proposal, and after quick test to migrate sysfsutils to > > util-linux this seems > > do-able. But before proceeding any further I want to hear from Karel and old > > sysfsutils maintainer if the project merge what is wanted. > > > > git://github.com/kerolasa/lelux-utiliteetit.git sysfsutils > > > > If yes next steps: > > > > 1. polish libsysfs, add for example .sym file > > 2. polish systool, add translations, and other standard util-linux > > conventions, such as atexit hook, xmalloc usage, and so on > > 3. figure out what should be done with dlist_test, get_device, > > get_driver, and get_module > > 4. add tests, and make _PART_SYS_SYSTEM stuff work > > 5. without a doubt something other as well > > 6. send a pull month or two later > > Cced the rest of the sysfsutils crew. While I wrote large parts of the code about 13/14 years ago, I haven't worked on it for over a decade. If it is being used as is, that's good to know. Let me know if anything specific is needed from my end. Regards, Ananth