Re: [PATCH] RFC - add prealloc_max proc file

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At Fri, 6 Oct 2006 13:36:51 +0200 (CEST),
Jaroslav Kysela wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 6 Oct 2006, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> 
> > At Fri, 06 Oct 2006 11:15:04 +0200,
> > Clemens Ladisch wrote:
> > > 
> > > Jaroslav Kysela wrote:
> > > > I would like to propose to add prealloc_max proc file to give a 
> > > > hint, what's the maximum allowed DMA buffer size in bytes:
> > > 
> > > You mean, users are not supposed to do a binary search with
> > > the prealloc file?  ;-)
> > > 
> > > > ...
> > > 
> > > Looks good.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > BTW: Shouldn't all(?) these proc files eventually go to sysfs?
> > 
> > There is already a function to add a sysfs file
> > (snd_add_device_sysfs_file()), so it must be pretty easy.
> 
> Yes and no. An layer for concrete device/substream should be added.

Right, it's missing.

> Anyway, actually we can move most of values from proc to sysfs for 2.6.
> Any problems with it?

Proc files for showing information are OK, but controlling the driver
over proc file isn't a recommended way on 2.6 kernel.  That's what
sysfs is for.

Anyway it's no big deal but just TODO.


Takashi

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