On 10.10.2024 00:19, Guenter Roeck wrote: > On 10/9/24 13:02, Heiner Kallweit wrote: >> Several drivers simply return 0444 in their is_visible callback. >> Add a helper in hwmon core for this use case to avoid code duplication. >> >> There are more drivers outside drivers/hwmon which would benefit >> from this helper as well. >> >> Heiner Kallweit (9): >> hwmon: Add helper hwmon_visible_0444 >> hwmon: i5500_temp: Use new helper hwmon_visible_0444 >> hwmon: surface_fan: Use new helper hwmon_visible_0444 >> hwmon: sl28cpld: Use new helper hwmon_visible_0444 >> hwmon: gsc: Use new helper hwmon_visible_0444 >> hwmon: powerz: Use new helper hwmon_visible_0444 >> hwmon: raspberrypi: Use new helper hwmon_visible_0444 >> hwmon: intel-m10-bmc: Use new helper hwmon_visible_0444 >> hwmon: nzxt-kraken2: Use new helper hwmon_visible_0444 >> >> drivers/hwmon/gsc-hwmon.c | 9 +-------- >> drivers/hwmon/hwmon.c | 7 +++++++ >> drivers/hwmon/i5500_temp.c | 8 +------- >> drivers/hwmon/intel-m10-bmc-hwmon.c | 9 +-------- >> drivers/hwmon/nzxt-kraken2.c | 9 +-------- >> drivers/hwmon/powerz.c | 8 +------- >> drivers/hwmon/raspberrypi-hwmon.c | 8 +------- >> drivers/hwmon/sl28cpld-hwmon.c | 9 +-------- >> drivers/hwmon/surface_fan.c | 10 +--------- >> include/linux/hwmon.h | 2 ++ >> 10 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 62 deletions(-) >> > > I really don't want to add such hwmon-specific but at the same time > generic helpers. If such a helper is made available in the core kernel, > I'll be happy to accept patches using it, but otherwise please refrain > from submitting such patch series. > What would you consider a suited place, drivers/base or fs/sysfs or lib or .. ? For enum hwmon_sensor_types we have to include linux/hwmon.h. None of these places has any hwmon code, and I would expect concerns if generic core code includes subsystem headers. > Thanks, > Guenter >
