Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | From | Lee Jones <> | Subject | [PATCH 3/6] Documentation: add information for new sysfs soc bus functionality | Date | Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:52:55 +0100 |
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This change applies the required documentation for each new attribute recenty added by the new System-On-Chip (SoC) information export bus driver.
Signed-off-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> --- Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-soc | 48 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 files changed, 48 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) create mode 100644 Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-soc
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-soc b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-soc new file mode 100644 index 0000000..549cbda --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-soc @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +What: /sys/devices/socX +Date: October 2011 +contact: Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> +Description: + The /sys/devices/ directory contains a sub-directory for each + System-on-Chip (SoC) device on a running platform. Information + regarding each SoC can be obtained by reading sysfs files. This + functionality is only available if implemented by the platform. + + The directory created for each SoC will also house information + about devices which are commonly contained in /sys/devices/platform. + It has been agreed that if an SoC device exists, its supported + devices would be better suited to appear as children of that SoC. + +What: /sys/devices/socX/machine +Date: October 2011 +contact: Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> +Description: + Read-only attribute common to all SoCs. Contains the SoC machine + name (e.g. Ux500). + +What: /sys/devices/socX/family +Date: October 2011 +contact: Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> +Description: + Read-only attribute common to all SoCs. Contains SoC family name + (e.g. DB8500). + +What: /sys/devices/socX/soc_id +Date: October 2011 +contact: Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> +Description: + Read-only attribute supported by most SoCs. In the case of + ST-Ericsson's chips this contains the SoC serial number. + +What: /sys/devices/socX/revision +Date: October 2011 +contact: Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> +Description: + Read-only attribute supported by most SoCs. Contains the SoC's + manufacturing revision number. + +What: /sys/devices/socX/process +Date: October 2011 +contact: Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> +Description: + Read-only attribute supported ST-Ericsson's silicon. Contains the + the process by which the silicon chip was manufactured. -- 1.7.5.4
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