# Re: \[RFC v2 8/9\] sysfs: Add cpu\_avoid file

- From: Shrikanth Hegde \<sshegde@linux.ibm.com\>
- Date: 2025-07-02 06:06:19 
- List: linuxppc-dev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2025/07/3116840
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2025/06/3107974/t.md

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Hi Greg, Thanks for looking into the patches.

> On Thu, Jun 26, 2025 at 12:41:07AM +0530, Shrikanth Hegde wrote:
>> Add a sysfs file called "avoid" which prints the current CPUs
>> makred as avoid.
>>
>> This could be used by userspace components or tools such as irqbalance.
>>
>> /sys/devices/system/cpu # cat avoid
>> 70-479
>
> You forgot to document the new sysfs file in Documentation/ABI/ :(

Sorry, didn't realize that. Will fix it in v2.

>
> Also, you have trailing whitespace in your changelog here, was that
> intentional?
>

My bad, didn't realize it while editing. Will fix it too.


Also checkpatch --strict doesn't complain if there is a trailing whitespace
in changelog.

> thanks,
>
> greg k-h


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