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Re: [PATCH RFC V3.5] leds: trigger: Introduce an USB port trigger

From Alan Stern <stern@rowland.harvard.edu>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [PATCH RFC V3.5] leds: trigger: Introduce an USB port trigger
Date 2016-08-25 16:50 +0200
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On Thu, 25 Aug 2016, Jacek Anaszewski wrote:

> I'd see it as follows:
> 
> #cat available_ports
> #1-1 1-2 2-1
> 
> #echo "1-1" > new_port
> 
> #cat observed_ports
> #1-1
> 
> #echo "2-1" > new_port
> 
> #cat observed_ports
> #1-1 2-1
> 
> We've already had few discussions about the sysfs designs trying
> to break the one-value-per-file rule for LED class device, and
> there was always strong resistance against.

This scheme has multiple values in both the available_ports and 
observed_ports files.  :-(  Not that I have any better suggestions...

> >> Also a description of the device connected to the port would be a nice
> >> feature, however I am not certain about the feasibility thereof.
> >
> > What kind of description do you mean? Where should it be used / where
> > should it appear?
> >
> 
> Product name/symbol. Actually it should be USB subsystem responsibility
> to provide the means for querying the product name by port id, if it
> is possible at all.

	cat /sys/bus/usb/devices/PORT/product
	cat /sys/bus/usb/devices/PORT/manufacturer

These will work if there is a device registered under PORT.

Alan Stern

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[PATCH V3] leds: trigger: Introduce an USB port trigger Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@gmail.com> - 2016-08-24 00:10 +0200
  Re: [PATCH V3] leds: trigger: Introduce an USB port trigger Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2016-08-24 11:30 +0200
    Re: [PATCH V3] leds: trigger: Introduce an USB port trigger Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@gmail.com> - 2016-08-24 11:40 +0200
      Re: [PATCH V3] leds: trigger: Introduce an USB port trigger Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2016-08-24 23:10 +0200
        Re: [PATCH V3] leds: trigger: Introduce an USB port trigger Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@gmail.com> - 2016-08-25 07:20 +0200
          Re: [PATCH V3] leds: trigger: Introduce an USB port trigger Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2016-08-25 15:00 +0200
            Re: [PATCH V3] leds: trigger: Introduce an USB port trigger Bjørn Mork <bjorn@mork.no> - 2016-08-25 21:00 +0200
              Re: [PATCH V3] leds: trigger: Introduce an USB port trigger Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2016-08-25 23:10 +0200
  Re: [PATCH V3] leds: trigger: Introduce an USB port trigger Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2016-08-24 11:30 +0200
    Re: [PATCH V3] leds: trigger: Introduce an USB port trigger Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@gmail.com> - 2016-08-24 11:30 +0200
      Re: [PATCH V3] leds: trigger: Introduce an USB port trigger Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2016-08-24 23:20 +0200
  Re: [PATCH V3] leds: trigger: Introduce an USB port trigger Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@gmail.com> - 2016-08-24 13:10 +0200
    Re: [PATCH V3] leds: trigger: Introduce an USB port trigger Matthias Brugger <mbrugger@suse.com> - 2016-08-24 14:00 +0200
  Re: [PATCH V3] leds: trigger: Introduce an USB port trigger Matthias Brugger <mbrugger@suse.com> - 2016-08-24 13:20 +0200
  [PATCH RFC V3.5] leds: trigger: Introduce an USB port trigger Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@gmail.com> - 2016-08-24 20:00 +0200
    Re: [PATCH RFC V3.5] leds: trigger: Introduce an USB port trigger Bjørn Mork <bjorn@mork.no> - 2016-08-24 21:20 +0200
      Re: [PATCH RFC V3.5] leds: trigger: Introduce an USB port trigger Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@gmail.com> - 2016-08-24 22:50 +0200
    Re: [PATCH RFC V3.5] leds: trigger: Introduce an USB port trigger Jacek Anaszewski <j.anaszewski@samsung.com> - 2016-08-25 10:20 +0200
      Re: [PATCH RFC V3.5] leds: trigger: Introduce an USB port trigger Matthias Brugger <mbrugger@suse.com> - 2016-08-25 10:30 +0200
      Re: [PATCH RFC V3.5] leds: trigger: Introduce an USB port trigger Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@gmail.com> - 2016-08-25 10:40 +0200
        Re: [PATCH RFC V3.5] leds: trigger: Introduce an USB port trigger Jacek Anaszewski <j.anaszewski@samsung.com> - 2016-08-25 11:10 +0200
          Re: [PATCH RFC V3.5] leds: trigger: Introduce an USB port trigger Alan Stern <stern@rowland.harvard.edu> - 2016-08-25 16:50 +0200
            Re: [PATCH RFC V3.5] leds: trigger: Introduce an USB port trigger Jacek Anaszewski <jacek.anaszewski@gmail.com> - 2016-08-25 20:50 +0200
              Re: [PATCH RFC V3.5] leds: trigger: Introduce an USB port trigger Alan Stern <stern@rowland.harvard.edu> - 2016-08-25 21:40 +0200
                Re: [PATCH RFC V3.5] leds: trigger: Introduce an USB port trigger Alan Stern <stern@rowland.harvard.edu> - 2016-08-25 22:10 +0200
              Re: [PATCH RFC V3.5] leds: trigger: Introduce an USB port trigger Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@gmail.com> - 2016-08-26 18:00 +0200
                Re: [PATCH RFC V3.5] leds: trigger: Introduce an USB port trigger Jacek Anaszewski <j.anaszewski@samsung.com> - 2016-08-29 10:00 +0200
                Re: [PATCH RFC V3.5] leds: trigger: Introduce an USB port trigger Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz> - 2016-08-29 10:10 +0200
                Re: [PATCH RFC V3.5] leds: trigger: Introduce an USB port trigger Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@gmail.com> - 2016-08-29 10:30 +0200
                Re: [PATCH RFC V3.5] leds: trigger: Introduce an USB port trigger Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz> - 2016-08-29 10:50 +0200
                Re: [PATCH RFC V3.5] leds: trigger: Introduce an USB port trigger Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@gmail.com> - 2016-08-29 11:10 +0200
              Re: [PATCH RFC V3.5] leds: trigger: Introduce an USB port trigger Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz> - 2016-08-26 22:00 +0200
                Re: [PATCH RFC V3.5] leds: trigger: Introduce an USB port trigger Jacek Anaszewski <j.anaszewski@samsung.com> - 2016-08-29 10:40 +0200
          Re: [PATCH RFC V3.5] leds: trigger: Introduce an USB port trigger Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz> - 2016-08-26 21:50 +0200
      Re: [PATCH RFC V3.5] leds: trigger: Introduce an USB port trigger Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@gmail.com> - 2016-08-25 10:50 +0200

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