Re: rtc: sysfs: move sysfs interface to Documentation/ABI

[Ozgur <ozgur@goosey.org>]

28.12.2017, 18:00, "Aishwarya Pant" <aishpant@gmail.com>:
> On Thu, Dec 28, 2017 at 05:23:33PM +0300, Ozgur wrote:
>>  28.12.2017, 17:22, "Ozgur" <okaratas@yandex.com>:
>>  > 28.12.2017, 16:31, "Aishwarya Pant" <aishpant@gmail.com>:
>>  >>  Hi
>>
>>   Hello,
>>
>>  >>  In Documentation/rtc.txt, there is a description of the sysfs
>>  >>  interface which could be moved to Documentation/ABI.
>>  >>
>>  >>  Would such a change be useful?
>>  >>
>>  >>  The ABI documentation format looks like the following:
>>  >>
>>  >>  What: (the full sysfs path of the attribute)
>>  >>  Date: (date of creation)
>>  >>  KernelVersion: (kernel version it first showed up in)
>>  >>  Contact: (primary contact)
>>  >>  Description: (long description on usage)
>>  >>
>>  >>  I am doing this in an exercise to move sysfs ABI interfaces (which are
>>  >>  documented) to their right place i.e. in Documentation/ABI along with the rest.
>>
>>   Do I understand right? Are you want to make the rtc.txt part the same format as ABI folder?
>>   for example create to RTC folder and add /dev/rtc what, date, kernelversion, contact right?
>
> Yes I mentioned just the sysfs interface. But both ioctl and sysfs interface
> should be there in Documentation/ABI. There could a new file called sysfs-rtc in
> Documentation/ABI/stable with both these interfaces.

Hello,

I think the ABI maintainer is API group but I think you have contact to linux documentation team. 
maybe, Greg provide a  give information:

>>   This can be a good idea and I can help.
>
> Sure thanks. I can maybe send a patch with these changes.
>
> One question: who should be the primary contact for this ABI?

I add linux-api mailing lists. So, please send a your patch linux-kernel and linux-api mailing lists.

Ozgur

>>  >>  Aishwarya
>>
>>  Ozgur