On Thu, 20 Dec 2007, Greg KH wrote:
> > > - A ktype is the type of object that embeds a kobject. Every structure
> > > that embeds a kobject needs a corresponding ktype. The ktype controls
> > > what happens when a kobject is no longer referenced and the kobject's
> > > default representation in sysfs.
> >
> > I can't quite parse the last sentence above. Is it:
> >
> > The ktype controls (a) what happens ...
> > and (b) the kobject's default representation in sysfs.
> >
> > ?
>
> How about:
> - A ktype is the type of object that embeds a kobject. Every
> structure that embeds a kobject needs a corresponding ktype.
> The ktype controls what happens to the kobject when it is
> created and destroyed.
I still don't like it. How about being a little more explicit:
A ktype controls certain operations for structures with
embedded kobjects. For example, if struct foo contains an
embedded kobject member then there should be a foo_ktype object
with pointers to the methods for struct foo's. These methods
control what happens when the kobject embedded in a struct foo
is added or destroyed. Every time a new struct foo is created,
&foo_ktype would be passed as the ktype argument in the
kobject_init() call for the structure's embedded kobject.
Each type of structure (not just foo!) with an embedded kobject
needs to have its own corresponding ktype object.
Alan Stern
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