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

From: Pratyush Anand
Date: Mon Dec 21 2015 - 11:14:04 EST


On 21/12/2015:07:52:59 AM, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> On 12/18/2015 08:22 PM, Pratyush Anand wrote:
> >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.
> >
>
> Thinking about it, my comment is really minor and should not hold up the
> series from going forward. So let's just skip another version unless Wim
> or someone else has any comments.

Thanks a lot :-)

~Pratyush
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