linux-kernel - [PATCH 02/14] topolgy: Simplify cputopology.txt formatting and wording

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Date:   Tue, 26 Feb 2019 01:20:00 -0500
From:   Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>
To:     x86@...nel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 02/14] topolgy: Simplify cputopology.txt formatting and wording

From: Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>

Syntax only, no functional or semantic change.

Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>
Cc: linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
---
 Documentation/cputopology.txt | 46 +++++++++++++++++------------------
 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/cputopology.txt b/Documentation/cputopology.txt
index c6e7e9196a8b..cb61277e2308 100644
--- a/Documentation/cputopology.txt
+++ b/Documentation/cputopology.txt
@@ -3,79 +3,79 @@ How CPU topology info is exported via sysfs
 ===========================================
 
 Export CPU topology info via sysfs. Items (attributes) are similar
-to /proc/cpuinfo output of some architectures:
+to /proc/cpuinfo output of some architectures.  They reside in
+/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/topology/:
 
-1) /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/topology/physical_package_id:
+physical_package_id:
 
 	physical package id of cpuX. Typically corresponds to a physical
 	socket number, but the actual value is architecture and platform
 	dependent.
 
-2) /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/topology/core_id:
+core_id:
 
 	the CPU core ID of cpuX. Typically it is the hardware platform's
 	identifier (rather than the kernel's).  The actual value is
 	architecture and platform dependent.
 
-3) /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/topology/book_id:
+book_id:
 
 	the book ID of cpuX. Typically it is the hardware platform's
 	identifier (rather than the kernel's).	The actual value is
 	architecture and platform dependent.
 
-4) /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/topology/drawer_id:
+drawer_id:
 
 	the drawer ID of cpuX. Typically it is the hardware platform's
 	identifier (rather than the kernel's).	The actual value is
 	architecture and platform dependent.
 
-5) /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/topology/thread_siblings:
+thread_siblings:
 
 	internal kernel map of cpuX's hardware threads within the same
 	core as cpuX.
 
-6) /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/topology/thread_siblings_list:
+thread_siblings_list:
 
 	human-readable list of cpuX's hardware threads within the same
 	core as cpuX.
 
-7) /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/topology/core_siblings:
+core_siblings:
 
 	internal kernel map of cpuX's hardware threads within the same
 	physical_package_id.
 
-8) /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/topology/core_siblings_list:
+core_siblings_list:
 
 	human-readable list of cpuX's hardware threads within the same
 	physical_package_id.
 
-9) /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/topology/book_siblings:
+book_siblings:
 
 	internal kernel map of cpuX's hardware threads within the same
 	book_id.
 
-10) /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/topology/book_siblings_list:
+book_siblings_list:
 
 	human-readable list of cpuX's hardware threads within the same
 	book_id.
 
-11) /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/topology/drawer_siblings:
+drawer_siblings:
 
 	internal kernel map of cpuX's hardware threads within the same
 	drawer_id.
 
-12) /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/topology/drawer_siblings_list:
+drawer_siblings_list:
 
 	human-readable list of cpuX's hardware threads within the same
 	drawer_id.
 
-To implement it in an architecture-neutral way, a new source file,
-drivers/base/topology.c, is to export the 6 to 12 attributes. The book
-and drawer related sysfs files will only be created if CONFIG_SCHED_BOOK
-and CONFIG_SCHED_DRAWER are selected.
+Architecture-neutral, drivers/base/topology.c, exports these attributes.
+However, the book and drawer related sysfs files will only be created if
+CONFIG_SCHED_BOOK and CONFIG_SCHED_DRAWER are selected, respectively.
 
-CONFIG_SCHED_BOOK and CONFIG_DRAWER are currently only used on s390, where
-they reflect the cpu and cache hierarchy.
+CONFIG_SCHED_BOOK and CONFIG_SCHED_DRAWER are currently only used on s390,
+where they reflect the cpu and cache hierarchy.
 
 For an architecture to support this feature, it must define some of
 these macros in include/asm-XXX/topology.h::
@@ -98,10 +98,10 @@ To be consistent on all architectures, include/linux/topology.h
 provides default definitions for any of the above macros that are
 not defined by include/asm-XXX/topology.h:
 
-1) physical_package_id: -1
-2) core_id: 0
-3) sibling_cpumask: just the given CPU
-4) core_cpumask: just the given CPU
+1) topology_physical_package_id: -1
+2) topology_core_id: 0
+3) topology_sibling_cpumask: just the given CPU
+4) topology_core_cpumask: just the given CPU
 
 For architectures that don't support books (CONFIG_SCHED_BOOK) there are no
 default definitions for topology_book_id() and topology_book_cpumask().
-- 
2.18.0-rc0