Hi!
> >> And then we have to maintain both a kernel side and a userspace side.
> >> And what do I, poor author of tp_smapi, do if I want to add a
> >> non-standard attribute? Tell people to patch and overwrite their
> >> disto's batstate binary too?
> >
> >How often do you plan to do that?
>
> With tp_smapi, I did it about 10 times over half a year. And there's
> probably more to come.
I still like /sys approach a bit more, but a word of warning: "it is
hard to change kernel<->user interface" is actually a feature.
It sucks when you are the one doing the work, but maybe it will mean
reusing interfaces where possible.
Pavel
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