Simplify the lifecycle of the sysfs attributes by letting the device core manage them. Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- Changes in v2: - Add fix to validate buffer type validation (patch 1) - Drop usage of devm-APIs as these are unusable for unbound devices - Evaluate _STR on each sysfs access - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240613-acpi-sysfs-groups-v1-0-665e0deb052a@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx --- Thomas Weißschuh (5): ACPI: sysfs: validate return type of _STR method ACPI: sysfs: evaluate _STR on each sysfs access ACPI: sysfs: manage attributes as attribute_group ACPI: sysfs: manage sysfs attributes through device core ACPI: sysfs: remove return value of acpi_device_setup_files() drivers/acpi/device_sysfs.c | 196 +++++++++++++++++++------------------------- drivers/acpi/internal.h | 3 +- drivers/acpi/scan.c | 6 +- include/acpi/acpi_bus.h | 1 - 4 files changed, 89 insertions(+), 117 deletions(-) --- base-commit: 34afb82a3c67f869267a26f593b6f8fc6bf35905 change-id: 20240609-acpi-sysfs-groups-cfa756d16752 Best regards, -- Thomas Weißschuh <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>