28.12.2017, 18:00, "Aishwarya Pant" <aishp...@gmail.com>: > On Thu, Dec 28, 2017 at 05:23:33PM +0300, Ozgur wrote: >> 28.12.2017, 17:22, "Ozgur" <okara...@yandex.com>: >> > 28.12.2017, 16:31, "Aishwarya Pant" <aishp...@gmail.com>: >> >> Hi >> >> Hello, >> >> >> In Documentation/rtc.txt, there is a description of the sysfs >> >> interface which could be moved to Documentation/ABI. >> >> >> >> Would such a change be useful? >> >> >> >> The ABI documentation format looks like the following: >> >> >> >> What: (the full sysfs path of the attribute) >> >> Date: (date of creation) >> >> KernelVersion: (kernel version it first showed up in) >> >> Contact: (primary contact) >> >> Description: (long description on usage) >> >> >> >> I am doing this in an exercise to move sysfs ABI interfaces (which are >> >> documented) to their right place i.e. in Documentation/ABI along with >> the rest. >> >> Do I understand right? Are you want to make the rtc.txt part the same >> format as ABI folder? >> for example create to RTC folder and add /dev/rtc what, date, >> kernelversion, contact right? > > Yes I mentioned just the sysfs interface. But both ioctl and sysfs interface > should be there in Documentation/ABI. There could a new file called sysfs-rtc > in > Documentation/ABI/stable with both these interfaces.
Hello, I think the ABI maintainer is API group but I think you have contact to linux documentation team. maybe, Greg provide a give information: >> This can be a good idea and I can help. > > Sure thanks. I can maybe send a patch with these changes. > > One question: who should be the primary contact for this ABI? I add linux-api mailing lists. So, please send a your patch linux-kernel and linux-api mailing lists. Ozgur >> >> Aishwarya >> >> Ozgur
