From: Allen Webb <allenwebb@google.com>
To: "linux-modules@vger.kernel.org" <linux-modules@vger.kernel.org>,
"linux-usb@vger.kernel.org" <linux-usb@vger.kernel.org>,
"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Cc: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org>,
Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>,
"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@kernel.org>,
Allen Webb <allenwebb@google.com>
Subject: [PATCH v6 4/5] docs: Add entry for /sys/module/*/modalias
Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2022 16:47:43 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20221202224744.1447448-4-allenwebb@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20221202224744.1447448-1-allenwebb@google.com>
Update the documentation to include the modalias sysfs attribute for
modules.
Signed-off-by: Allen Webb <allenwebb@google.com>
---
Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-module | 12 ++++++++++++
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-module b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-module
index 08886367d0470..1244a0e8d133e 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-module
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-module
@@ -48,6 +48,18 @@ Contact: Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@vrfy.org>
Description: Show the initialization state(live, coming, going) of
the module.
+What: /sys/module/*/modalias
+Date: Nov 2022
+KernelVersion: 6.2
+Contact: Allen Webb <allenwebb@google.com>
+Description: Module match-id-based modaliases
+
+ These match against MODALIAS values included in the uevent of
+ devices when they are created. The attribute is implemented for
+ subsystems with the authorized attribute such as USB so
+ userspace can make authorization decisions based on which
+ modules match the device.
+
What: /sys/module/*/taint
Date: Jan 2012
KernelVersion: 3.3
--
2.37.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2022-12-02 22:48 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
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2022-12-01 21:16 ` [PATCH v5 0/1] Fix CONFIG_USB=y && CONFIG_MODULES not set Allen Webb
2022-12-02 12:45 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2022-12-02 12:46 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2022-12-01 21:16 ` [PATCH v5 1/1] modules: add modalias file to sysfs for modules Allen Webb
2022-12-02 12:49 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2022-12-02 22:45 ` [PATCH v6 0/5] Add sysfs match-id modalias attribute for USB modules Allen Webb
2022-12-02 22:47 ` [PATCH v6 1/5] module: Add empty modalias sysfs attribute Allen Webb
2022-12-02 22:47 ` [PATCH v6 2/5] drivers: Add bus_for_each for iterating over the subsystems Allen Webb
2022-12-03 18:07 ` Christophe Leroy
2022-12-05 15:45 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2022-12-02 22:47 ` [PATCH v6 3/5] Implement modalias sysfs attribute for modules Allen Webb
2022-12-03 18:12 ` Christophe Leroy
2022-12-05 15:51 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2022-12-02 22:47 ` Allen Webb [this message]
2022-12-02 22:47 ` [PATCH v6 5/5] drivers: Implement module modaliases for USB Allen Webb
2022-12-03 18:25 ` Christophe Leroy
2022-12-04 8:27 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2022-12-05 15:53 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2022-12-03 18:05 ` [PATCH v6 1/5] module: Add empty modalias sysfs attribute Christophe Leroy
2022-12-05 15:42 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2022-12-11 10:44 ` [PATCH v5 1/1] modules: add modalias file to sysfs for modules kernel test robot
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