Re: [PATCH 5/5] docs: hwmon: Document the uhwmon userspace interface

[Jihong Min]

Ok. Then I will withdraw these patch series.

But then let me ask you the initial question that brought this patch
series: Do you think it is at least OK to add kernel drivers for
network-based sensors? Or do you think those are also to be subjected to
be rejected (or remained in DKMS projects)?


Sincerely,
Jihong Min

On 10/19/26 01:06, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 10, 2026 at 12:38:44AM +0900, Jihong Min wrote:
>> Document the uhwmon UAPI for developers implementing userspace hwmon
>> drivers. Cover device registration, request handling, notifications
>> and device lifetime.
>>
>> Assisted-by: Codex:gpt-6-astra
>> Signed-off-by: Jihong Min <hurryman2212@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> I am not going to review, much less apply, this series.
> Exposing subsystem internals to userspace is a bad idea and would limit
> future improvements of the hardware monitoring subsystem. User space file
> systems are bad enough and cause all kinds of trouble. I don't want to have
> to deal with the same kind of issues in the hardware monitoring subsystem.
> 
> Interested parties should implement kernel hardware monitoring
> drivers instead.
> 
> Guenter