The patch titled
docs/sysfs: specify ABI documentation requirements
has been removed from the -mm tree. Its filename was
docs-sysfs-specify-abi-documentation-requirements.patch
This patch was dropped because it was merged into mainline or a subsystem tree
The current -mm tree may be found at http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/mmotm/
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Subject: docs/sysfs: specify ABI documentation requirements
From: Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@xxxxxxx>
Although it is expected nowadays that every new sysfs attribute is
documented under Documentation/ABI, this is not yet mentioned in the
kernel documentation. This patch adds a note in the sysfs documentation
about that requirement.
Signed-off-by: Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/filesystems/sysfs.txt | 10 +++++++++-
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff -puN Documentation/filesystems/sysfs.txt~docs-sysfs-specify-abi-documentation-requirements Documentation/filesystems/sysfs.txt
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/sysfs.txt~docs-sysfs-specify-abi-documentation-requirements
+++ a/Documentation/filesystems/sysfs.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ sysfs - _The_ filesystem for exporting k
Patrick Mochel <mochel@xxxxxxxx>
Mike Murphy <mamurph@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
-Revised: 15 July 2010
+Revised: 16 August 2011
Original: 10 January 2003
@@ -370,3 +370,11 @@ int driver_create_file(struct device_dri
void driver_remove_file(struct device_driver *, const struct driver_attribute *);
+Documentation
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+The sysfs directory structure and the attributes in each directory define an
+ABI between the kernel and user space. As for any ABI, it is important that
+this ABI is stable and properly documented. All new sysfs attributes must be
+documented in Documentation/ABI. See also Documentation/ABI/README for more
+information.
_
Patches currently in -mm which might be from bvanassche@xxxxxxx are
linux-next.patch
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