Re: [RFC/PATCH] unregister_node() for hotplug use

From: Greg KH
Date: Tue Apr 26 2005 - 01:56:11 EST


On Mon, Apr 25, 2005 at 11:03:33PM +0900, Keiichiro Tokunaga wrote:
> On Fri, 22 Apr 2005 11:32:11 +0900 Keiichiro Tokunaga wrote:
> > On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 17:39:20 -0700 Greg KH wrote:
> > > On Fri, Apr 22, 2005 at 12:30:09AM +0900, Keiichiro Tokunaga wrote:
> > > > +#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG
> > > > +void unregister_node(struct node *node)
> > > > +{
> > > > + sysdev_remove_file(&node->sysdev, &attr_cpumap);
> > > > + sysdev_remove_file(&node->sysdev, &attr_meminfo);
> > > > + sysdev_remove_file(&node->sysdev, &attr_numastat);
> > > > + sysdev_remove_file(&node->sysdev, &attr_distance);
> > > > +
> > > > + sysdev_unregister(&node->sysdev);
> > > > +}
> > > > +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(register_node);
> > > > +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(unregister_node);
> > > > +#else /* !CONFIG_HOTPLUG */
> > > > +void unregister_node(struct node *node)
> > > > +{
> > > > +}
> > > > +#endif /* !CONFIG_HOTPLUG */
> <snip>
> > > And hey, what's the real big deal here, why not always have this
> > > function no matter if CONFIG_HOTPLUG is enabled or not? I really want
> > > to just make that an option that is always enabled anyway, but changable
> > > if you are using CONFIG_TINY or something...
> >
> > I put the #ifdef there for users who don't need hotplug
> > stuffs, but I want to make the option always enabled, too.
> > Also a good side effect, the code would be cleaner:) I
> > will be updating my patch without the #ifdef and sending
> > it here.
>
> Here is the patch. Please apply.

Care to resend it with a proper change log description that I can use?

thanks,

greg k-h
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