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Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:53:23 -0600 From: Alex Chiang <achiang@...com> To: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com> Cc: jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org, matthew@....cx, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] PCI: create device, function symlinks in /sys/bus/pci/slots/N/ * H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com>: > Alex Chiang wrote: >> Create convenience symlinks in sysfs, linking slots to devices >> and functions, and vice versa. These links make it easier for >> users to figure out which devices actually live in what slots. >> >> The device symlink points to the device's first function. >> >> For example: >> >> sapphire:/sys/bus/pci/slots # ls >> 1 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 >> >> sapphire:/sys/bus/pci/slots # ls -l 3 >> total 0 >> -r--r--r-- 1 root root 65536 Aug 18 14:10 address >> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Aug 18 14:10 device -> ../../../../devices/pci0000:23/0000:23:01.0 >> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Aug 18 14:10 function0 -> ../../../../devices/pci0000:23/0000:23:01.0 >> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Aug 18 14:10 function1 -> ../../../../devices/pci0000:23/0000:23:01.1 > > What's the point with "device" and "function0"? They appear to be the > same thing by definition. Good point, I'll remove 'device'. Thanks. /ac -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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