Re: [PATCH 2/5] mtip32xx: Add new sysfs entry 'status' and fixrestart port

From: Greg KH
Date: Fri Apr 06 2012 - 17:44:34 EST


On Fri, Apr 06, 2012 at 02:34:19PM -0700, Asai Thambi S P wrote:
> On 4/6/2012 11:12 AM, Asai Thambi S P wrote:
>
> > On 4/5/2012 6:10 PM, Greg KH wrote:
> >
> >> On Thu, Apr 05, 2012 at 02:00:12PM -0700, Asai Thambi S P wrote:
> >>>
> >>> * Add support for detecting the following device status
> >>> - write protect
> >>> - over temp (thermal shutdown)
> >>> * New sysfs entry 'status' created for this device, possible values - online, write_protect, thermal_shutdown
> >>
> >> All new (and existing) sysfs files must be documented in
> >> Documentation/ABI/ please do so for these new ones when you add them to
> >> the kernel.
> >
> >
> > I was not aware of this. Thanks. I will a add new file for mtip32xx driver.
> >
>
>
> Greg,
>
> The sysfs entry for the disk is
> /sys/block/rssda -> ../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.0/block/rssda
>
> Should I use /sys/block/<disk>/<entry> or
> /sys/devices/.../block/<disk>/entry> in the doc file?

What do the existing api files show for block devices?

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