linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 2/5] w1_therm: adding sysfs entry to check device power

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Date:   Thu, 30 Apr 2020 15:52:46 +0200
From:   Akira shimahara <akira215corp@...il.com>
To:     Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Cc:     Evgeniy Polyakov <zbr@...emap.net>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/5] w1_therm: adding sysfs entry to check device
 power

Le jeudi 30 avril 2020 à 13:21 +0200, Greg KH a écrit :
> On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 12:34:03PM +0200, Akira shimahara wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > Le mercredi 29 avril 2020 à 18:18 +0300, Evgeniy Polyakov a écrit :
> > > Hi
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 29.04.2020, 16:47, "Greg KH" <greg@...ah.com>:
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > >  +What: /sys/bus/w1/devices/.../w1_slave
> > > > >  +Date: Apr 2020
> > > > >  +Contact: Akira Shimahara <akira215corp@...il.com>
> > > > >  +Description:
> > > > >  + (RW) return the temperature in 1/1000 degC.
> > > > >  + *read*: return 2 lines with the hexa output data sent on
> > > > > the
> > > > >  + bus, return the CRC check and temperature in 1/1000 degC
> > > > the w1_slave file returns a temperature???
> > > > And sysfs is 1 value-per-file, not multiple lines.
> > > 
> > > It was 'content crc' previously, and probably a good idea would
> > > be to
> > > add just one file with 'content'
> >  
> > That's the purpose of the new sysfs entry 'temperature'. It only
> > content temperature. As already mentionned we have to keep the
> > w1_slave
> > entry for compatibility purpose, all existing user application
> > parse
> > this file.
> 
> That's fine, but the document you wrote here says the file is called
> "w1_slave", not "temperature" :)
> 

Yes because it is the patch 2/5. At this stage, I just create the
sysfs-driver-w1_therm doc for the old w1_slave sysfs entry. The
temperature  sysfs entry is introduce in v3 patch 3/5 (and v4 patch
7/9)and the sysfs-driver-w1_therm is updated accordingly.

Akira Shimahara