Re: [PATCH] ACPI: Add new sysfs interface to export device description

2012-10-01 Thread Len Brown
> > To address your comment, I was trying to differentiate between the existence > of the _STR method and the failure to evaluate it. > If an STR method exists, we create the sysfs file. If it fails to evaluate, we will see "No Description" when we read the file. > This would indicate that

Re: [PATCH] ACPI: Add new sysfs interface to export device description

2012-10-01 Thread Len Brown
To address your comment, I was trying to differentiate between the existence of the _STR method and the failure to evaluate it. If an STR method exists, we create the sysfs file. If it fails to evaluate, we will see No Description when we read the file. This would indicate that something

RE: [PATCH] ACPI: Add new sysfs interface to export device description

2012-09-19 Thread Ortiz, Lance E
.kernel.org; linux-a...@vger.kernel.org > Subject: Re: [PATCH] ACPI: Add new sysfs interface to export device > description > > Hi Lance, > > 2012/09/08 1:28, Lance Ortiz wrote: > > Add support to export the device description obtained from the ACPI > _STR > > method, if

RE: [PATCH] ACPI: Add new sysfs interface to export device description

2012-09-19 Thread Ortiz, Lance E
-a...@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] ACPI: Add new sysfs interface to export device description Hi Lance, 2012/09/08 1:28, Lance Ortiz wrote: Add support to export the device description obtained from the ACPI _STR method, if one exists for a device, to user-space via a sysfs interface. This new

Re: [PATCH] ACPI: Add new sysfs interface to export device description

2012-09-18 Thread Yasuaki Ishimatsu
Hi Lance, 2012/09/08 1:28, Lance Ortiz wrote: > Add support to export the device description obtained from the ACPI _STR > method, if one exists for a device, to user-space via a sysfs interface. > This new interface provides a standard and platform neutral way for users > to obtain the

Re: [PATCH] ACPI: Add new sysfs interface to export device description

2012-09-18 Thread Yasuaki Ishimatsu
Hi Lance, 2012/09/08 1:28, Lance Ortiz wrote: Add support to export the device description obtained from the ACPI _STR method, if one exists for a device, to user-space via a sysfs interface. This new interface provides a standard and platform neutral way for users to obtain the description

[PATCH] ACPI: Add new sysfs interface to export device description

2012-09-07 Thread Lance Ortiz
Add support to export the device description obtained from the ACPI _STR method, if one exists for a device, to user-space via a sysfs interface. This new interface provides a standard and platform neutral way for users to obtain the description text stored in the ACPI _STR method. If no _STR

[PATCH] ACPI: Add new sysfs interface to export device description

2012-09-07 Thread Lance Ortiz
Add support to export the device description obtained from the ACPI _STR method, if one exists for a device, to user-space via a sysfs interface. This new interface provides a standard and platform neutral way for users to obtain the description text stored in the ACPI _STR method. If no _STR