Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 28 Dec 2017 20:30:27 +0530 | From | Aishwarya Pant <> | Subject | Re: rtc: sysfs: move sysfs interface to Documentation/ABI |
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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
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