Re: [PATCH 2/12] relayfs: export relayfs_create_file() with fileops param

On Fri, Nov 11, 2005 at 10:47:03AM -0600, Tom Zanussi wrote:
> This patch adds a mandatory fileops param to relayfs_create_file() and
> exports that function so that clients can use it to create files
> defined by their own set of file operations, in relayfs.  The purpose
> is to allow relayfs applications to create their own set of 'control'
> files alongside their relay files in relayfs rather than having to
> create them in /proc or debugfs for instance.  relayfs_create_file()
> is also used by relay_open_buf() to create the relay files for a
> channel.  In this case, a pointer to relayfs_file_operations is passed
> in, along with a pointer to the buffer associated with the file.

Again, NACK,  control files don't belong into relayfs.

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