Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 09:24:05 -0800
From: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
To: Dave Jones <davej@redhat.com>, Doug Thompson <norsk5@yahoo.com>,
       linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] EDAC and the sysfs
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References: <20051114221419.10324.qmail@web50101.mail.yahoo.com> <20051114223105.GA5868@kroah.com> <20051115003026.GA12266@redhat.com>
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On Mon, Nov 14, 2005 at 07:30:26PM -0500, Dave Jones wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 14, 2005 at 02:31:05PM -0800, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
>  > On Mon, Nov 14, 2005 at 02:14:19PM -0800, Doug Thompson wrote:
>  > > 
>  > > I am trying to design the sysfs interface tree for the
>  > > new set of EDAC modules that are waiting for this
>  > > interface, before being put into the kernel.  
>  > > 
>  > > Currently the original EDAC (bluesmoke) has its own
>  > > /proc directory (/proc/mc) with files and a directory
>  > > (0,1,2,...)for each memory controller on the system.
>  > > This will be removed and the new information interface
>  > > will be placed in the sysfs.
>  > > 
>  > > One proposal is to place the information in
>  > > /sys/devices/system in the following directories:
>  > 
>  > Why not use /sys/firmware/ instead?
> 
> Probably the same reason we don't have the cpufreq (for eg)
> stuff under /sys/firmware.  Because it's poking hardware,
> not manipulating firmware.
> 
> /sys/devices/system makes a lot more sense, as thats
> where the cpu level machine check stuff is (amongst other
> similar things).

Ok, that does make sense, thanks for explaining it.

greg k-h
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