Introduce a generic ->show() callback to expose a string as a device attribute in sysfs. Deduplicate various identical callbacks across the tree. Result: Minus 216 LoC, minus 1576 bytes vmlinux size (x86_64 allyesconfig). This is a byproduct of my upcoming PCI device authentication v2 patches. Lukas Wunner (6): driver core: Add device_show_string() helper for sysfs attributes hwmon: Use device_show_string() helper for sysfs attributes IB/qib: Use device_show_string() helper for sysfs attributes perf: Use device_show_string() helper for sysfs attributes platform/x86: Use device_show_string() helper for sysfs attributes scsi: Use device_show_string() helper for sysfs attributes arch/powerpc/perf/hv-24x7.c | 10 ---- arch/x86/events/intel/core.c | 13 ++--- drivers/base/core.c | 9 ++++ drivers/hwmon/i5k_amb.c | 15 ++---- drivers/hwmon/ibmpex.c | 14 ++---- drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib.h | 1 - drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_driver.c | 6 --- drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_sysfs.c | 10 +--- drivers/perf/alibaba_uncore_drw_pmu.c | 12 +---- drivers/perf/arm-cci.c | 12 +---- drivers/perf/arm-ccn.c | 11 +---- drivers/perf/arm_cspmu/arm_cspmu.c | 10 ---- drivers/perf/arm_cspmu/arm_cspmu.h | 7 +-- drivers/perf/arm_dsu_pmu.c | 11 +---- drivers/perf/cxl_pmu.c | 13 +---- drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_pcie_pmu.c | 13 +---- drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_pmu.c | 14 ------ drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_pmu.h | 4 +- drivers/perf/hisilicon/hns3_pmu.c | 12 +---- drivers/perf/qcom_l3_pmu.c | 11 +---- drivers/perf/xgene_pmu.c | 11 +---- drivers/platform/x86/asus-wmi.c | 62 ++++++------------------ drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c | 10 +--- drivers/platform/x86/toshiba_acpi.c | 9 +--- drivers/scsi/bfa/bfad_attr.c | 28 +++-------- drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi_tgt/ibmvscsi_tgt.c | 11 +---- drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_init.c | 10 +--- drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c | 11 +---- drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_init.c | 11 ++--- include/linux/device.h | 15 ++++++ 30 files changed, 85 insertions(+), 301 deletions(-) -- 2.43.0
