Re: [PATCH] base: add sysfs socs info

[Greg KH <gregkh@suse.de>]

On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 02:25:11AM +0100, Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD wrote:
> On 08:11 Tue 14 Dec     , Greg KH wrote:
> > On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 01:40:17PM +0100, Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD wrote:
> > > this provide an easy way to register soc information
> > > 
> > > arch, family, model, id, revision
> > > 
> > > as this for at91sam9g20
> > > 
> > > $ cat /sys/devices/system/soc/soc0/arch
> > > current
> > > $ cat /sys/devices/system/soc/soc0/family
> > > at91
> > > $ cat /sys/devices/system/soc/soc0/id
> > > at91sam9g20
> > > $ cat /sys/devices/system/soc/soc0/model
> > > 0x00000000019905a0
> > > $ cat /sys/devices/system/soc/soc0/revision
> > > 1.1
> > 
> > What is this for?  When you add sysfs files, you are required to add
> > entries to the Documentation/ABI/ files as well, please always provide
> > this so we are able to review the code easier.
> I'll add a doc in Documentation/ABI
>  
> > > +struct soc {
> > > +	u64 id;
> > > +	char *arch;
> > > +	char *family;
> > > +	char *model;
> > > +	char *revision;
> > > +	struct sys_device sysdev;
> > > +};
> > 
> > What is a "SOC"?  A "Small Ordinary Creature"?
> :) Systen On Chip
> > 
> > And does every system have one of these?  Just one?  Not multiple?  We
> > need a whole lot more information here as to why this code is needed,
> > and who will be using it.
> > 
> > Also, isn't this information already in /proc/cpu/ today?
> no all this information are not present in /proc/cpu and a cpu is not a soc
> 
> basicaly on a board you will have one soc but some boards have more as example
> some ST boards you have two sh4 soc or on some amcc you have two powerpc soc
> 
> with these information you are allow to dynamise the userspace based on the
> soc or the companion soc and also be able to display this information in a UI

Ok, but then why not make it "real" devices and not sysdev?  We are
trying to fix the sysdev code to be semi-real devices, so you might as
well make them real ones now.

thanks,

greg k-h