rtc: sysfs: move sysfs interface to Documentation/ABI

rtc: sysfs: move sysfs interface to Documentation/ABI

[Aishwarya Pant]

Hi

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.

Aishwarya

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

[Ozgur]

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?

This can be a good idea and I can help.

> Aishwarya

Ozgur

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

[Ozgur]

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?

 This can be a good idea and I can help.

>>  Aishwarya

Ozgur

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

[Aishwarya Pant]

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.

> 
>  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?

> 
> >>  Aishwarya
> 
> Ozgur

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

[Ozgur]

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