linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2] ST SPEAr: PCIE gadget suppport

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Message-ID: <20110107183228.GB14638@kroah.com>
Date:	Fri, 7 Jan 2011 10:32:28 -0800
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	pratyush <pratyush.anand@...com>
Cc:	Viresh KUMAR <viresh.kumar@...com>,
	"akpm@...ux-foundation.org" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-pci@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pci@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2] ST SPEAr: PCIE gadget suppport

On Fri, Jan 07, 2011 at 02:27:01PM +0530, pratyush wrote:
> On 1/7/2011 12:18 AM, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Thu, Jan 06, 2011 at 05:29:10PM +0530, Viresh Kumar wrote:
> >> From: Pratyush Anand <pratyush.anand@...com>
> >>
> >> This is a configurable gadget. can be configured by sysfs interface. Any
> >> IP available at PCIE bus can be programmed to be used by host
> >> controller.It supoorts both INTX and MSI.
> >> By default, gadget is configured for INTX and SYSRAM1 is mapped to BAR0
> >> with size 0x1000
> >>
> >> Changes since V1:
> >> - __iomem added for register addresses
> >> - kerneldoc comment removed whereever not required.
> >> - help node moved from sysfs to documentation/misc-devices
> >> - strict_strtoul used instead of sscanf
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Pratyush Anand <pratyush.anand@...com>
> >> Signed-off-by: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...com>
> >> ---
> >>  Documentation/misc-devices/spear-pcie-gadget.txt |  125 ++++
> > 
> > New sysfs entries require updates to the Documentation/ABI/ directory
> > for them.
> > 
> > Please rework the patch to include these entries.
> > 
> 
> Ok..will send [Patch V3] with these modifications.
> But, are these rework needed if I move this interface to configfs
> as you have suggested below.
> Or is there some different directory where documentation for configfs
> node can be mentioned?

Nope, same directory, you are still creating a user/kernel ABI by using
configfs right?  It needs to be documented just as well.

thanks,

greg k-h
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