Re: [PATCH] x86/CPU/AMD: use default_groups in kobj_type

From: Greg Kroah-Hartman
Date: Thu Jan 06 2022 - 05:25:55 EST


On Thu, Jan 06, 2022 at 11:15:16AM +0100, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> There are currently 2 ways to create a set of sysfs files for a
> kobj_type, through the default_attrs field, and the default_groups
> field. Move the AMD mce sysfs code to use default_groups field which
> has been the preferred way since aa30f47cf666 ("kobject: Add support for
> default attribute groups to kobj_type") so that we can soon get rid of
> the obsolete default_attrs field.
>
> Cc: Tony Luck <tony.luck@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: x86@xxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: linux-edac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/amd.c | 3 ++-
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/amd.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/amd.c
> index fc85eb17cb6d..08c64884b0a5 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/amd.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/amd.c
> @@ -1171,6 +1171,7 @@ static struct attribute *default_attrs[] = {
> NULL, /* possibly interrupt_enable if supported, see below */
> NULL,
> };
> +ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS(default);
>
> #define to_block(k) container_of(k, struct threshold_block, kobj)
> #define to_attr(a) container_of(a, struct threshold_attr, attr)
> @@ -1207,7 +1208,7 @@ static void threshold_block_release(struct kobject *kobj);
>
> static struct kobj_type threshold_ktype = {
> .sysfs_ops = &threshold_ops,
> - .default_attrs = default_attrs,
> + .default_groups = default_groups,
> .release = threshold_block_release,
> };
>
> --
> 2.34.1
>

Oops, nope, more work needs to happen on this change, sorry. I'll send
out a v2 soon...

thanks,

greg k-h