Re: [PATCH RFC 0/2] configfs: enable kernel-space item registration

From: Andreas Hindborg

Date: Fri Dec 05 2025 - 12:35:22 EST


"Breno Leitao" <leitao@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> This series introduces a new kernel-space item registration API for configfs
> to enable subsystems to programmatically create configfs items whose lifecycle
> is controlled by the kernel rather than userspace.
>
> Currently, configfs items can only be created via userspace mkdir operations,
> which limits their utility for kernel-driven configuration scenarios such as
> boot parameters or hardware auto-detection.

I thought sysfs would handle this kind of scenarios?


Best regards,
Andreas Hindborg