Add Documentation to help users use PCI endpoint to create virtual functions using configfs. An endpoint function is designated as a virtual endpoint function device when it is linked to a physical endpoint function device (instead of a endpoint controller). Signed-off-by: Kishon Vijay Abraham I <kishon@xxxxxx> --- Documentation/PCI/endpoint/pci-endpoint-cfs.rst | 12 +++++++++++- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Documentation/PCI/endpoint/pci-endpoint-cfs.rst b/Documentation/PCI/endpoint/pci-endpoint-cfs.rst index b6d39cdec56e..0f55c5511c6c 100644 --- a/Documentation/PCI/endpoint/pci-endpoint-cfs.rst +++ b/Documentation/PCI/endpoint/pci-endpoint-cfs.rst @@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ entries corresponding to EPF driver will be created by the EPF core. .. <EPF Driver1>/ ... <EPF Device 11>/ ... <EPF Device 21>/ + ... <EPF Device 31>/ .. <EPF Driver2>/ ... <EPF Device 12>/ ... <EPF Device 22>/ @@ -68,6 +69,14 @@ created) ... subsys_vendor_id ... subsys_id ... interrupt_pin + ... <Symlink EPF Device 31>/ + +The <EPF Device> directory can have a list of symbolic links to +other <EPF Device>. These symbolic links should be created by the user +to represent the virtual functions that are bound to the physical +function. In the above directory structure <EPF Device 11> is a physical +function and <EPF Device 31> is a virtual function. A EPF device once it's +linked to another EPF device, cannot be linked to a EPC device. EPC Device ========== @@ -88,7 +97,8 @@ entries corresponding to EPC device will be created by the EPC core. The <EPC Device> directory will have a list of symbolic links to <EPF Device>. These symbolic links should be created by the user to -represent the functions present in the endpoint device. +represent the functions present in the endpoint device. Only <EPF Device> +that represents a physical function can be linked to a EPC device. The <EPC Device> directory will also have a *start* field. Once "1" is written to this field, the endpoint device will be ready to -- 2.17.1 _______________________________________________ Linux-rockchip mailing list Linux-rockchip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-rockchip
