so have proc/seq file been massively deprecated in favour of sysfs attribute files, then?
Yes, that happened about 8 years ago :)
No driver should ever add a proc file, it's that simple.
oh, i was aware that the preference was for sysfs attr files. i just didn't realize it was that stringent. thanks.
I think the 'strictness' comes from the fact the /proc system was heavily abused for dumping just about any info into it (in the early days 2.4 kernel, I think). /proc was originally meant for putting 'process' specific info (thats why the name - proc) and not for device drivers. CMIIW. sysfs is a dedicated place for device drivers to export info to userland. HTH, -mandeep
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