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From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
Date:   Sun, 26 Mar 2023 10:23:13 +0200
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] nubus: Don't list card resources by default
To:     Brad Boyer <flar@allandria.com>
Cc:     Finn Thain <fthain@linux-m68k.org>,
        linux-m68k@lists.linux-m68k.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
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Hi Brad,

On Sun, Mar 26, 2023 at 1:03 AM Brad Boyer <flar@allandria.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 25, 2023 at 01:44:43PM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > Perhaps it would be worthwhile to move the resources out of /proc,
> > but into a separate virtual file system?
> > That way people who need access to the additional info can load the
> > separate virtual file system kernel module, and mount the file system?
>
> I could be wrong, but I believe the more recent trend has been to
> move things like this out of /proc anyway.

Correct. Use sysfs, debugfs, configfs, or your own custom file system
where appropriate.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

-- 
Geert Uytterhoeven -- There's lots of Linux beyond ia32 -- geert@linux-m68k.org

In personal conversations with technical people, I call myself a hacker. But
when I'm talking to journalists I just say "programmer" or something like that.
                                -- Linus Torvalds