>> > so have proc/seq file been massively deprecated in favour of sysfs >> > attribute files, then? >> >> Yes, that happened about 8 years ago :) >> >> No driver should ever add a proc file, it's that simple. > > oh, i was aware that the preference was for sysfs attr files. i > just didn't realize it was that stringent. thanks. I think the 'strictness' comes from the fact the /proc system was heavily abused for dumping just about any info into it (in the early days 2.4 kernel, I think). /proc was originally meant for putting 'process' specific info (thats why the name - proc) and not for device drivers. CMIIW. sysfs is a dedicated place for device drivers to export info to userland. HTH, -mandeep > > rday > > -- > > ======================================================================== > Robert P. J. Day Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA > http://crashcourse.ca > > Twitter: http://twitter.com/rpjday > LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/rpjday > ======================================================================== > > _______________________________________________ > Kernelnewbies mailing list > Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies > _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies
