linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 1/8] ABI: stable/sysfs-module: better document modules

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Message-Id: <9875b31c9c45c0b66600cf929325697222993076.1631630792.git.mchehab+huawei@kernel.org>
Date:   Tue, 14 Sep 2021 16:55:14 +0200
From:   Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@...nel.org>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Linux Doc Mailing List <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:     Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@...nel.org>,
        "Jonathan Corbet" <corbet@....net>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v2 1/8] ABI: stable/sysfs-module: better document modules

Instead of placing almost everything there as a text, use
the proper What: for each component of the ABI.

This allows it to be better documented and parsed by
get_abi.pl.

While here, use wildcards for MODULENAME.

Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@...nel.org>
---
 Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-module | 13 +++++++------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-module b/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-module
index 6272ae5fb366..5c028af9921a 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-module
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-module
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-What:		/sys/module
-Description:
-	The /sys/module tree consists of the following structure:
+The /sys/module tree consists of the following structure:
 
-	/sys/module/MODULENAME
+What:		/sys/module/<MODULENAME>
+Description:
 		The name of the module that is in the kernel.  This
 		module name will always show up if the module is loaded as a
 		dynamic module.  If it is built directly into the kernel, it
@@ -12,7 +11,8 @@ Description:
 		Note: The conditions of creation in the built-in case are not
 		by design and may be removed in the future.
 
-	/sys/module/MODULENAME/parameters
+What:		/sys/module/<MODULENAME>/parameters
+Description:
 		This directory contains individual files that are each
 		individual parameters of the module that are able to be
 		changed at runtime.  See the individual module
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ Description:
 		individual driver documentation for details as to the
 		stability of the different parameters.
 
-	/sys/module/MODULENAME/refcnt
+What:		/sys/module/<MODULENAME>/refcnt
+Description:
 		If the module is able to be unloaded from the kernel, this file
 		will contain the current reference count of the module.
 
-- 
2.31.1