From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Randy Dunlap Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/11] ACPI: update debug parameter documentation Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:24:35 -0800 Message-ID: <49136EA3.7080709@xenotime.net> References: <20081105231710.26131.3110.stgit@bob.kio> <20081105231737.26131.62046.stgit@bob.kio> <200811061422.39997.bjorn.helgaas@hp.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from xenotime.net ([72.52.64.118]:42080 "HELO xenotime.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1751175AbYKFWfD (ORCPT ); Thu, 6 Nov 2008 17:35:03 -0500 Received: from ::ffff:98.99.121.230 ([98.99.121.230]) by xenotime.net for ; Thu, 6 Nov 2008 14:24:58 -0800 In-Reply-To: Sender: linux-acpi-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org To: Len Brown Cc: Bjorn Helgaas , linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org, Zhao Yakui , Alexey Starikovskiy , Thomas Renninger Len Brown wrote: > >>> $ cat /sys/module/acpi/parameters/debug_layer > >> I don't really like having the whole list in the doc either. >> One problem with using only a pointer to the sysfs file is >> that you have to have a booted machine with ACPI_DEBUG=y. > > Good point. > Maybe in kernel-parameters.txt we should point to > a Documedntation/acpi/debug.txt file with this stuff in it? I think that's a good compromise. It should be available somewhere other than a source or header file IMO. I.e., some place in Documentation/[acpi]. ~Randy