Re: [PATCH v12 7/7] nvmem: core: Expose cells through sysfs

From: Miquel Raynal
Date: Wed Oct 11 2023 - 04:33:17 EST


Hi Srinivas,

srinivas.kandagatla@xxxxxxxxxx wrote on Wed, 11 Oct 2023 09:27:20 +0100:

> On 11/10/2023 08:15, Miquel Raynal wrote:
> >>> +
> >>> + nvmem_cells_group.bin_attrs = cells_attrs;
> >>> +
> >>> + ret = devm_device_add_groups(&nvmem->dev, nvmem_cells_groups);
> >>> + if (ret)
> >>> + goto unlock_mutex;
> >> This is going to create groups after the nvmem device is added, isn't this going to be problem with user space notifications?
> > Greg said it was not. I hope I understood correctly 😄
> >
> > And anyway, cells have never been available to userspace, so there is
> > nothing userspace might expect yet?
> I agree, but once we add sysfs uapi then this is going to change.

Can you elaborate? I'm not sure I follow you here. Is there still a
problem you fear or you think it's okay?

Thanks,
Miquèl