linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] drivers/base/cpu: Print kernel arch

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Date:   Fri, 29 Jul 2022 15:55:32 +0200
From:   Petr Vorel <pvorel@...e.cz>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
        David Sterba <dsterba@...e.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] drivers/base/cpu: Print kernel arch

Hi Greg,

> On Fri, Jul 29, 2022 at 02:53:44PM +0200, Petr Vorel wrote:
> > Hi all,

> > > Print the machine hardware name (UTS_MACHINE) in /proc/sys/kernel/arch.

> > > This helps people who debug kernel with initramfs with minimal
> > > environment (i.e. without coreutils or even busybox) or allow to open
> > > sysfs file instead of run 'uname -m' in high level languages.

> > > Signed-off-by: Petr Vorel <pvorel@...e.cz>
> > > ---

> > Changes v1->v2:
> > * Add file into /proc/sys/kernel/ (previously it was in
> >   /sys/devices/system/cpu/). There are 

> Looks like this line ended too soon?
OK, Friday. I'm sorry to be too abstracted today.
I was about to explain the reason - that there are other related files
osrelease, ostype.

> > * Update Documentation/ABI/ (Greg)

> This looks good to me, I'll queue it up after the next -rc1 is out
> unless someone objects.
Thanks!

Kind regards,
Petr

> greg k-h