Add the "label" sysfs attribute, which can contain a descriptive label
that allows to uniquely identify a device within the system.
Signed-off-by: Paul Cercueil <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Notes:
v2: New patch
Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-hwmon | 8 ++++++++
Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface.rst | 4 ++++
2 files changed, 12 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-hwmon b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-hwmon
index 1f20687def44..653d4c75eddb 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-hwmon
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-hwmon
@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@ Description:
RO
+What: /sys/class/hwmon/hwmonX/label
+Description:
+ A descriptive label that allows to uniquely identify a
+ device within the system.
+ The contents of the label are free-form.
+
+ RO
+
What: /sys/class/hwmon/hwmonX/update_interval
Description:
The interval at which the chip will update readings.
diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface.rst b/Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface.rst
index 85652a6aaa3e..209626fb2405 100644
--- a/Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface.rst
+++ b/Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface.rst
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ Global attributes
`name`
The chip name.
+`label`
+ A descriptive label that allows to uniquely identify a device
+ within the system.
+
`update_interval`
The interval at which the chip will update readings.
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2.34.1
