linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] PCI/PM: Add ABI document for sysfs file d3cold

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Message-ID: <5017E29F.9010609@redhat.com>
Date:	Tue, 31 Jul 2012 09:50:23 -0400
From:	Don Dutile <ddutile@...hat.com>
To:	Huang Ying <ying.huang@...el.com>
CC:	Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>, Bjorn Mork <bjorn@...k.no>
Subject: Re: [RFC] PCI/PM: Add ABI document for sysfs file d3cold_allowed

On 07/30/2012 11:12 PM, Huang Ying wrote:
> Hi, Don,
>
> Thanks for your comments.
>
> On Mon, 2012-07-30 at 14:03 -0400, Don Dutile wrote:
>> On 07/27/2012 04:07 AM, Huang Ying wrote:
>>> This patch adds ABI document for the following sysfs file:
>>>
>>> /sys/bus/pci/devices/.../d3cold_allowed
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Huang Ying<ying.huang@...el.com>
>>> ---
>>>    Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci |   12 ++++++++++++
>>>    1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)
>>>
>>> --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci
>>> +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci
>>> @@ -210,3 +210,15 @@ Users:
>>>    		firmware assigned instance number of the PCI
>>>    		device that can help in understanding the firmware
>>>    		intended order of the PCI device.
>>> +
>>> +What:		/sys/bus/pci/devices/.../d3cold_allowed
>>> +Date:		July 2012
>>> +Contact:	Huang Ying<ying.huang@...el.com>
>>> +Description:
>>> +		d3cold_allowed is bit to control whether the corresponding PCI
>>> +		device can be put into D3Cold state.  If it is cleared, the
>>> +		device will never be put into D3Cold state.  If it is set, the
>>> +		device may be put into D3Cold state if other requirement are
>> did you mean 'requirements' here? -------------------------------^
>> or is there only 1 other requirement?
>
> I mean requirements here.
>
>>
>>> +		satisfied too.  Reading this attribute will show the current
>>> +		value of d3cold_allowed bit.  Writting this attribute will set
>> spell checker says 'Writing' --------------------^
>
> Sorry about my poor English and I should have spell checked it before
> sending out.
>
no problem!  I figured since you were making the extra
effort to add the documentation, we might as well make it clear.
Thanks for the update.

> Best Regards,
> Huang Ying
>
>

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