Re: [Linux-kernel-mentees] [PATCH v3 0/4] PCI: Clean up pci-sysfs.c

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On Thu, Aug 15, 2019 at 09:33:49AM -0600, Kelsey Skunberg wrote:
> This series is designed to clean up device attributes and permissions in
> pci-sysfs.c. Then move the sysfs SR-IOV functions from pci-sysfs.c to
> iov.c for better organization.
> 
> Patch 1: Define device attributes with DEVICE_ATTR* instead of __ATTR*.
> 
> Patch 2: Change permissions from symbolic to the preferred octal.
> 
> Patch 3: Change DEVICE_ATTR() with 0220 permissions to DEVICE_ATTR_WO().
> 
> Patch 4: Move sysfs SR-IOV functions to iov.c to keep the feature's code
> together.
> 
> 
> Patch 1, 2, and 4 will report unusual permissions '0664' used from the
> following:
> 
>   static DEVICE_ATTR(sriov_numvfs, 0664, sriov_numvfs_show,
>                      sriov_numvfs_store);
> 
>   static DEVICE_ATTR(sriov_drivers_autoprobe, 0664,
>                      sriov_drivers_autoprobe_show,
>                      sriov_drivers_autoprobe_store);
> 
> This series preserves the existing permissions set in:
> 
> 
>   commit 0e7df22401a3 ("PCI: Add sysfs sriov_drivers_autoprobe to control
>                         VF driver binding")
> 
>   commit 1789382a72a5 ("PCI: SRIOV control and status via sysfs")
> 
> Either adding a comment verifying permissions are okay or changing the
> permissions is to be completed with a new patch.
> 
> Changes since v1:
>         Add patch 1 and 2 to fix the way device attributes are defined
>         and change permissions from symbolic to octal. Patch 4 which moves
>         sysfs SR-IOV functions to iov.c will then apply cleaner.
> 
> Changes since v2:
> 
>         Patch 1: Commit log updated. Example shows DEVICE_ATTR_RO()
>         example instead of DEVICE_ATTR(). DEVICE_ATTR() should be avoided
>         unless the files have unusual permissions. Changed to reflect a
>         more encouraged usage.  Also updated regex to be accurate.
> 
>         Patch 3: [NEW] Add patch to change DEVICE_ATTR() with 0220
>         permissions to DEVICE_ATTR_WO().
> 
>         Updated series log to reflect new patch and unusual permissions
>         information.
> 
> 
> Kelsey Skunberg (4):
>   PCI: sysfs: Define device attributes with DEVICE_ATTR*
>   PCI: sysfs: Change permissions from symbolic to octal
>   PCI: sysfs: Change DEVICE_ATTR() to DEVICE_ATTR_WO()
>   PCI/IOV: Move sysfs SR-IOV functions to iov.c
> 
>  drivers/pci/iov.c       | 168 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  drivers/pci/pci-sysfs.c | 223 ++++------------------------------------
>  drivers/pci/pci.h       |   2 +-
>  3 files changed, 191 insertions(+), 202 deletions(-)

Thanks, I applied the new DEVICE_ATTR_WO() patch as the *second* patch
so the two DEVICE_ATTR patches were together.  I added Greg and Don's
Reviewed-by to all and Kuppuswamy's to the last.  This is all on
pci/virtualization for v5.4.

Bjorn



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