RE: [PATCH v2] Add driver to force WMI Thunderbolt controller power status

From: Mario.Limonciello
Date: Fri Sep 08 2017 - 11:16:15 EST


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> From: Mika Westerberg [mailto:mika.westerberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
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> To: Limonciello, Mario <Mario_Limonciello@xxxxxxxx>
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> x86@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Richard Hughes <hughsient@xxxxxxxxx>; Yehezkel Bernat
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> Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] Add driver to force WMI Thunderbolt controller power
> status
>
> On Thu, Sep 07, 2017 at 01:47:22PM -0500, Mario Limonciello wrote:
>
> I have a small comment which you might want to consider.
>
> > +static int intel_wmi_thunderbolt_probe(struct wmi_device *wdev)
> > +{
> > + return sysfs_create_group(&wdev->dev.kobj, &tbt_attribute_group);
> > +}
> > +
> > +static int intel_wmi_thunderbolt_remove(struct wmi_device *wdev)
> > +{
> > + sysfs_remove_group(&wdev->dev.kobj, &tbt_attribute_group);
> > + return 0;
> > +}
>
> In order to notify userspace about this, what if you send KOBJ_CHANGE
> for the wdev when you add/remove this attribute?

Sure, makes sense to me. I'll send a follow up patch.