From: Ferenc Wagner <wferi@niif.hu>
To: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>
Cc: Jay Vosburgh <fubar@us.ibm.com>,
Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: bonding sysfs output
Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2007 11:13:28 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87ve7cxh9z.fsf@tac.ki.iif.hu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20071205235905.7e8ac1b1@hyperion.delvare> (Jean Delvare's message of "Wed, 5 Dec 2007 23:59:05 +0100")
Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org> writes:
> On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:29:40 +0100, Wagner Ferenc wrote:
>
>> On the policy side: some files are not applicable to some types of
>> bonds, and return a single linefeed in that case. Except for one
>> single case, which returns 'NA\n'. The patch changes these cases into
>> emtpy files.
>
> IMHO a better approach would be to not create the files at all when
> they make no sense for a given type of bond.
That would require much more in-depth changes in the sysfs code, I'm
afraid. But see also the 5th patch in the series, which reponds to
Jay's suggestion. And as such, goes in the opposite direction.
--
Thanks,
Feri.
prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-12-06 10:13 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-11-25 15:12 bonding sysfs output Wagner Ferenc
2007-11-26 4:51 ` Andrew Morton
2007-11-26 8:29 ` Wagner Ferenc
2007-11-27 8:44 ` Andrew Morton
2007-11-27 9:56 ` Ferenc Wagner
2007-11-27 10:14 ` Andrew Morton
2007-11-28 1:03 ` Wagner Ferenc
2007-12-05 22:59 ` Jean Delvare
2007-12-06 10:13 ` Ferenc Wagner [this message]
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