linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] soc: qcom: socinfo: Add sysfs attributes for fields in v2-v6

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Message-ID: <0794d7b5-2eb9-f11f-56bc-bf9d702022df@quicinc.com>
Date:   Wed, 11 Jan 2023 15:58:00 -0800
From:   Trilok Soni <quic_tsoni@...cinc.com>
To:     Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov@...aro.org>,
        Naman Jain <quic_namajain@...cinc.com>,
        Bjorn Andersson <andersson@...nel.org>,
        "Andy Gross" <agross@...nel.org>,
        Konrad Dybcio <konrad.dybcio@...ainline.org>
CC:     <linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <quic_pkondeti@...cinc.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] soc: qcom: socinfo: Add sysfs attributes for fields
 in v2-v6

On 1/11/2023 3:19 PM, Dmitry Baryshkov wrote:
> On 11/01/2023 10:21, Naman Jain wrote:
>> Add support in sysfs custom attributes for fields in socinfo version
>> v2-v6. This is to support SoC based operations in userland scripts
>> and test scripts. Also, add name mappings for hw-platform type to
>> make the sysfs information more descriptive.
> 
> Please include a patch documenting your additions to 
> Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-soc. Please describe usecases 
> for new attributes and their applicability to non-Qualcomm boards.
> 
> Note, that testing scripts can access debugfs entries without any issues.

The commit text mentions the "userland" scripts and it could mean the 
product OS like Android or Yocto having the applications using these 
/sysfs entries. Naman, please clarify if the vendor application layer in 
the Android is using these Entries to make decisions based on the 
platforms / soc information?

---Trilok Soni