Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:55:59 +0200 | From | Stefan Richter <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] scsi: document generic scsi host sysfs attributes |
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On Aug 17 Stephen M. Cameron wrote: > What: /sys/bus/scsi/devices/host*/scsi_host/host*/unchecked_isa_dma > +Date: February, 2003 > +KernelVersion: Unknown > +Contact: James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@HansenPartnership.com> > +Description: > + > +What: /sys/bus/scsi/devices/host*/scsi_host/host*/proc_name > +Date: March, 2004 > +KernelVersion: Unknown > +Contact: James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@HansenPartnership.com> > +Description: > + > +What: /sys/bus/scsi/devices/host*/scsi_host/host*/scan > +Date: August, 2003 > +KernelVersion: Unknown > +Contact: James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@HansenPartnership.com> > +Description: > + Read only integer which indicates whether the host is an > + ancient ISA device which therefore requires extra bounce > + buffering.
The last description obviously belongs to unchecked_isa_dma.
scan is a write-only attribute that may or may not initiate a bus rescan, I suppose.
proc_name is the "name of proc directory" of a driver, if the driver maintained one; though it seems all drivers provide proc_name independently of the obsolete proc interface for driver data. -- Stefan Richter -=====-==-== =--- =--=- http://arcgraph.de/sr/
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