Document the start and size fields (which were introduced in commit v2.5.42-215-gb288f6a) to avoid guesswork on the unit. Signed-off-by: Peter Wu <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- Hi, As the meaning has not changed for over 13 years, I would like to formalize these attributes such that users can rely on it[1][2]. The sector definition was inspired by the block/stat.txt documentation. By the way, the ABI/README document is ambiguous on the meaning of "Date", is it the creation date of the documentation entry or the creation of the filesystem interface? I have chosen the latter here. Kind regards, Peter [1]: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/201012011729.18661.lists@xxxxxxxx [2]: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/52215/determine-the-size-of-a-block-device#comment112867_52219 --- Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-block | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-block b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-block index 71d184d..b85a266 100644 --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-block +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-block @@ -235,3 +235,20 @@ Description: write_same_max_bytes is 0, write same is not supported by the device. +What: /sys/block/<disk>/<partition>/start +Date: October 2002 +Contact: linux-block@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx +Kernel Version: 2.5.43 +Description: + Starting position of the partition within the disk. + Measured in standard UNIX 512-byte sectors (not a + device-specific block size). + +What: /sys/block/<disk>/<partition>/size +Date: October 2002 +Contact: linux-block@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx +Kernel Version: 2.5.43 +Description: + Size of the partition in standard UNIX 512-byte sectors + (not a device-specific block size). + -- 2.6.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-api" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
