Re: [PATCH 2.6.13-rc1 8/17] bonding: SYSFS INTERFACE (large)

["John W. Linville" <linville@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Jul 06, 2005 at 12:52:32PM -0700, Greg KH wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 06, 2005 at 11:53:13AM -0700, Mitch Williams wrote:

> > scheme.  Since it really is an array of similar values, we are hoping that
> > it will be viewed as socially acceptable.
> 
> No.
> 
> How about this:
>       bond_add - write to this to add a new bond, one value only.
>       bond_remove - write to this to remove a bond that is present.
>       bonds/bond0
>       bonds/bond1
>       bonds/bond2
>       ...
>               - list of bonds currently present.  If you want, you
>                 could make those bondX files directories, and put
>                 other info about the individual bonds in there, if you
>                 need it (I know nothing about the bonding intrerface,
>                 sorry.)
> 
> Would that work?

I like that suggestion.  It keeps the interface creation/deletion a
little more independent of each other.

John
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