Re: [PATCH v12 7/7] nvmem: core: Expose cells through sysfs

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Hi Srinivas,

srinivas.kandagatla@xxxxxxxxxx wrote on Wed, 11 Oct 2023 09:45:11 +0100:

> On 11/10/2023 09:33, Miquel Raynal wrote:
> > Hi Srinivas,
> > 
> > srinivas.kandagatla@xxxxxxxxxx wrote on Wed, 11 Oct 2023 09:27:20 +0100:
> >   
> >> On 11/10/2023 08:15, Miquel Raynal wrote:  
> >>>>> +
> >>>>> +	nvmem_cells_group.bin_attrs = cells_attrs;
> >>>>> +
> >>>>> +	ret = devm_device_add_groups(&nvmem->dev, nvmem_cells_groups);
> >>>>> +	if (ret)
> >>>>> +		goto unlock_mutex;  
> >>>> This is going to create groups after the nvmem device is added, isn't this going to be problem with user space notifications?  
> >>> Greg said it was not. I hope I understood correctly 😄
> >>>
> >>> And anyway, cells have never been available to userspace, so there is
> >>> nothing userspace might expect yet?  
> >> I agree, but once we add sysfs uapi then this is going to change.  
> > 
> > Can you elaborate? I'm not sure I follow you here. Is there still a
> > problem you fear or you think it's okay?
> >   
> Now that we add cells to sysfs.
> AFAIU, By the time the userspace sees the udev event from this device we might not have cells populated.

Yes, but why would this be a problem?

Thanks,
Miquèl





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