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[Xen-devel] Re: [RFC] [PATCH] sysfs support for Xen attributes

To: Pavel Machek <pavel@xxxxxx>
Subject: [Xen-devel] Re: [RFC] [PATCH] sysfs support for Xen attributes
From: Greg KH <greg@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 11:01:24 -0800
Cc: "Mike D. Day" <ncmike@xxxxxxxxxx>, xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, lkml <linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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On Thu, Jan 12, 2006 at 12:31:18AM +0100, Pavel Machek wrote:
> 
> > The comments desired are (1) do the helper routines in xen_sysfs 
> > duplicate code already present in linux (or under development somewhere 
> > else). (2) Is it appropriate for a process to create sysfs attributes 
> > without implementing a driver subsystem
> 
> Not sure, maybe proc is really better.

NO!

{sigh}

Please remember, proc is ONLY FOR PROCESS RELATED THINGS.  Do not add
non-process related things to proc anymore please...

thanks,

greg k-h

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