linux-kernel - [PATCH 5/5] driver core: documentation: make it clear that sysfs is optional

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Date:	Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:44:41 -0700
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Lucian Adrian Grijincu <lgrijincu@...acom.com>,
	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>
Subject: [PATCH 5/5] driver core: documentation: make it clear that sysfs is optional

From: Lucian Adrian Grijincu <lgrijincu@...acom.com>

The original text suggested that sysfs is mandatory and always
compiled in the kernel.

Signed-off-by: Lucian Adrian Grijincu <lgrijincu@...acom.com>
Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>
---
 Documentation/filesystems/sysfs.txt |    3 ++-
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/sysfs.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/sysfs.txt
index 7e81e37..b245d52 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/sysfs.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/sysfs.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ interface.
 Using sysfs
 ~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-sysfs is always compiled in. You can access it by doing:
+sysfs is always compiled in if CONFIG_SYSFS is defined. You can access
+it by doing:
 
     mount -t sysfs sysfs /sys 
 
-- 
1.6.3.2

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