linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/9] [SCSI] mvsas: Add driver version and interrupt coalescing to device attributes in sysfs

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Date:	Thu, 26 May 2011 07:14:30 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Xiangliang Yu <yuxiangl@...vell.com>
Cc:	"James.Bottomley@...e.de" <James.Bottomley@...e.de>,
	"jslaby@...e.cz" <jslaby@...e.cz>,
	"linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Jacky Feng <jfeng@...vell.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/9] [SCSI] mvsas: Add driver version and interrupt
 coalescing to device 	attributes in sysfs

On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 02:00:21AM -0700, Xiangliang Yu wrote:
> 
> >Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/9] [SCSI] mvsas: Add driver version and interrupt >coalescing to device attributes in sysfs
> >> 
> >> -- Add support for driver version and interrupt coalescing device attributes.
> 
> >When you add a sysfs file, you must also add a Documentation/ABI file as
> >well.  Please do that here.
> 
> These device attributes are sysft class properties for the scsi host,
> and the sysfs files are within scsi host sysfs directory. so, do you
> think I need add a ABI file?  and , I can't find anything about scsi
> host sysfs file under directory Documentation/ABI.

Yes, again, if you add a sysfs file, you need to add documentation
explaining exactly what it is there for and what it does.

And if there isn't already a file for this device, then please add it.

thanks,

greg k-h
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