Re: [RESEND PATCH] scsi: ufs: sysfs: support writing boot_lun attr

From: Bart Van Assche
Date: Mon Jun 06 2022 - 09:16:29 EST


On 6/5/22 19:48, Damien Le Moal wrote:
On 6/5/22 12:55, Bart Van Assche wrote:
On 6/1/22 10:05, Avri Altman wrote:
As a design rule, sysfs attribute files should not be used to make
persistent modifications to a device configuration. This rule applies
to all subsystems and ufs is no different.

Hmm ... where does that rule come from? I can't find it in
Documentation/admin-guide/sysfs-rules.rst. Did I perhaps overlook something?

I am not aware of any writable sysfs attribute file that can be used to
make persistent device configuration changes, at least in storage area.
I know of plenty that do change a device setting, but without saving this
setting to maintain it across power cycles. Do you know of any such
attribute ? I was under the impression that sysfs should not be used to
persistently reconfigure a device...

I don't think the above is sufficient as an argument to reject a new patch that introduces a sysfs attribute that changes the device configuration.

Thanks,

Bart.