On Wed, May 12, 2004 at 02:46:44PM +0200, Jean Delvare wrote: > Method #1: Pros: Fewer files, scripts can easily know if there is any > alarm set for a channel (non-zero value). Cons: The user-space needs to > know the meaning of the bits. The bits have to be wisely chosen once and > for all, covering all possibilities (at lest of all chips we know of as > of today). > > Method #2: Pros: No preliminary knowledge necessary, the interface is > self explaining. Can be easily implemented and extended. Cons: almost > doubles the number of files in the sysfs interface. > > I have no string preference (yet). Insight welcome. I prefer method 2. It also allows languages that can't handle bit operations easily to access the values (like bash...) thanks, greg k-h
