From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: lee.jones@linaro.org (Lee Jones) Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:52:55 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 3/6] Documentation: add information for new sysfs soc bus functionality In-Reply-To: <1318852378-14180-1-git-send-email-lee.jones@linaro.org> References: <1318852378-14180-1-git-send-email-lee.jones@linaro.org> Message-ID: <1318852378-14180-4-git-send-email-lee.jones@linaro.org> To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org List-Id: linux-arm-kernel.lists.infradead.org This change applies the required documentation for each new attribute recenty added by the new System-On-Chip (SoC) information export bus driver. Signed-off-by: Lee Jones --- Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-soc | 48 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 files changed, 48 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) create mode 100644 Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-soc diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-soc b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-soc new file mode 100644 index 0000000..549cbda --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-soc @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +What: /sys/devices/socX +Date: October 2011 +contact: Lee Jones +Description: + The /sys/devices/ directory contains a sub-directory for each + System-on-Chip (SoC) device on a running platform. Information + regarding each SoC can be obtained by reading sysfs files. This + functionality is only available if implemented by the platform. + + The directory created for each SoC will also house information + about devices which are commonly contained in /sys/devices/platform. + It has been agreed that if an SoC device exists, its supported + devices would be better suited to appear as children of that SoC. + +What: /sys/devices/socX/machine +Date: October 2011 +contact: Lee Jones +Description: + Read-only attribute common to all SoCs. Contains the SoC machine + name (e.g. Ux500). + +What: /sys/devices/socX/family +Date: October 2011 +contact: Lee Jones +Description: + Read-only attribute common to all SoCs. Contains SoC family name + (e.g. DB8500). + +What: /sys/devices/socX/soc_id +Date: October 2011 +contact: Lee Jones +Description: + Read-only attribute supported by most SoCs. In the case of + ST-Ericsson's chips this contains the SoC serial number. + +What: /sys/devices/socX/revision +Date: October 2011 +contact: Lee Jones +Description: + Read-only attribute supported by most SoCs. Contains the SoC's + manufacturing revision number. + +What: /sys/devices/socX/process +Date: October 2011 +contact: Lee Jones +Description: + Read-only attribute supported ST-Ericsson's silicon. Contains the + the process by which the silicon chip was manufactured. -- 1.7.5.4