Re: [PATCH V5 1/2] watchdog: Use static struct class watchdog_class in stead of pointer

From: Pratyush Anand
Date: Fri Dec 18 2015 - 23:22:16 EST


On 17/12/2015:06:56:27 AM, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> On 12/17/2015 04:23 AM, Pratyush Anand wrote:
> >We need few sysfs attributes to know different status of a watchdog device.
> >To do that, we need to associate .dev_groups with watchdog_class. So
> >convert it from pointer to static.
> >Putting this static struct in watchdog_dev.c, so that static device
> >attributes defined in that file can be attached to it.
> >
> >Signed-off-by: Pratyush Anand <panand@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >Suggested-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Reviewed-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> As things evolve, I'd by now prefer to move the call to device_create()
> into watchdog_dev.c, but that can wait for a follow-up patch if Wim
> is ok with this series.

Thanks for your quick review.

OK. I will wait for Wim's comment and then may be I will send another
version with your comment for patch 1/1 incorporated.

~Pratyush
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