linux-kernel - Re: rtc: sysfs: move sysfs interface to Documentation/ABI

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Message-Id: <480511514471013@web35j.yandex.ru>
Date:   Thu, 28 Dec 2017 17:23:33 +0300
From:   Ozgur <ozgur@...sey.org>
To:     Aishwarya Pant <aishpant@...il.com>,
        Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>,
        Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...e-electrons.com>,
        "linux-rtc@...r.kernel.org" <linux-rtc@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:     Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
Subject: Re: rtc: sysfs: move sysfs interface to Documentation/ABI



28.12.2017, 17:22, "Ozgur" <okaratas@...dex.com>:
> 28.12.2017, 16:31, "Aishwarya Pant" <aishpant@...il.com>:
>>  Hi

 Hello,

>>  In Documentation/rtc.txt, there is a description of the sysfs
>>  interface which could be moved to Documentation/ABI.
>>
>>  Would such a change be useful?
>>
>>  The ABI documentation format looks like the following:
>>
>>  What: (the full sysfs path of the attribute)
>>  Date: (date of creation)
>>  KernelVersion: (kernel version it first showed up in)
>>  Contact: (primary contact)
>>  Description: (long description on usage)
>>
>>  I am doing this in an exercise to move sysfs ABI interfaces (which are
>>  documented) to their right place i.e. in Documentation/ABI along with the rest.

 Do I understand right? Are you want to make the rtc.txt part the same format as ABI folder?
 for example create to RTC folder and add /dev/rtc what, date, kernelversion, contact right?

 This can be a good idea and I can help.

>>  Aishwarya

Ozgur