Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 17 Feb 2006 14:24:30 -0800 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] change memoryX->phys_device from number to symlink [1/2] generic func |
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On Fri, Feb 17, 2006 at 03:44:01PM +0900, KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki wrote: > This patch is from memory hotplug tree in lhms. > This patch changes memory_device's phys_device member from just a number > to symbolic link to the device. AFAIK, phys_device is not used now. > > example) > $readlink /sys/devices/system/memory/memory10/phys_device > ../../../../firmware/acpi/namespace/ACPI/_SB/LSB1/MEM3 > > This will help memory hotplug shell script.
You should bring this up on the acpi mailing list, as I know Pat Mochel has redone the whole "acpi in sysfs" thing, so this patch will break those patches (or his will break yours.)
I suggest you discuss this with him.
good luck,
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