Re: [PATCH v4 07/14] mfd: lm3533: Switch sysfs_create_group() to device_add_group()

Svyatoslav Ryhel <[email protected]>
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вт, 9 черв. 2026 р. о 22:14 Andy Shevchenko <[email protected]> пише:
>
> On Sat, Jun 06, 2026 at 07:57:31AM +0300, Svyatoslav Ryhel wrote:
> > Switch from sysfs_create_group() to device_add_group() including device
> > managed where appropriate.
>
> This should use .dev_groups member of struct device_driver.
>

Specify pls, device_add_group literally uses dev_groups, I don't
understand what is wrong.

> ...
>
> > +     ret = devm_device_add_group(&bd->dev, &lm3533_bl_attribute_group);
>
> This will make Greg KH very grumpy. (For the record, original code as well
> but it already is in upstream. So, thanks for trying to address this, just
> needs a bit more of work.)
>

In the prev iteration YOU asked to me to adjust this. I have adjusted
and now you say that this is not appropriate. I will just drop this
commit altogether.

> > +     if (ret < 0)
> > +             return dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, ret,
> > +                                  "failed to create sysfs attributes\n");
>
> --
> With Best Regards,
> Andy Shevchenko
>
>
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