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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/testing/pstore | 35 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-power | 20 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-firmware-dmi | 110 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-fs-pstore | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-platform-kim | 48 |
5 files changed, 210 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/pstore b/Documentation/ABI/testing/pstore new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..f1fb2a004264 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/pstore @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +Where: /dev/pstore/... +Date: January 2011 +Kernel Version: 2.6.38 +Contact: tony.luck@intel.com +Description: Generic interface to platform dependent persistent storage. + + Platforms that provide a mechanism to preserve some data + across system reboots can register with this driver to + provide a generic interface to show records captured in + the dying moments. In the case of a panic the last part + of the console log is captured, but other interesting + data can also be saved. + + # mount -t pstore - /dev/pstore + + $ ls -l /dev/pstore + total 0 + -r--r--r-- 1 root root 7896 Nov 30 15:38 dmesg-erst-1 + + Different users of this interface will result in different + filename prefixes. Currently two are defined: + + "dmesg" - saved console log + "mce" - architecture dependent data from fatal h/w error + + Once the information in a file has been read, removing + the file will signal to the underlying persistent storage + device that it can reclaim the space for later re-use. + + $ rm /dev/pstore/dmesg-erst-1 + + The expectation is that all files in /dev/pstore + will be saved elsewhere and erased from persistent store + soon after boot to free up space ready for the next + catastrophe. diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-power b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-power index 7628cd1bc36a..8ffbc25376a0 100644 --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-power +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-power @@ -29,9 +29,8 @@ Description: "disabled" to it. For the devices that are not capable of generating system wakeup - events this file contains "\n". In that cases the user space - cannot modify the contents of this file and the device cannot be - enabled to wake up the system. + events this file is not present. In that case the device cannot + be enabled to wake up the system from sleep states. What: /sys/devices/.../power/control Date: January 2009 @@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ Description: The /sys/devices/.../wakeup_count attribute contains the number of signaled wakeup events associated with the device. This attribute is read-only. If the device is not enabled to wake up - the system from sleep states, this attribute is empty. + the system from sleep states, this attribute is not present. What: /sys/devices/.../power/wakeup_active_count Date: September 2010 @@ -95,7 +94,7 @@ Description: number of times the processing of wakeup events associated with the device was completed (at the kernel level). This attribute is read-only. If the device is not enabled to wake up the - system from sleep states, this attribute is empty. + system from sleep states, this attribute is not present. What: /sys/devices/.../power/wakeup_hit_count Date: September 2010 @@ -105,7 +104,8 @@ Description: number of times the processing of a wakeup event associated with the device might prevent the system from entering a sleep state. This attribute is read-only. If the device is not enabled to - wake up the system from sleep states, this attribute is empty. + wake up the system from sleep states, this attribute is not + present. What: /sys/devices/.../power/wakeup_active Date: September 2010 @@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ Description: or 0, depending on whether or not a wakeup event associated with the device is being processed (1). This attribute is read-only. If the device is not enabled to wake up the system from sleep - states, this attribute is empty. + states, this attribute is not present. What: /sys/devices/.../power/wakeup_total_time_ms Date: September 2010 @@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ Description: the total time of processing wakeup events associated with the device, in milliseconds. This attribute is read-only. If the device is not enabled to wake up the system from sleep states, - this attribute is empty. + this attribute is not present. What: /sys/devices/.../power/wakeup_max_time_ms Date: September 2010 @@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ Description: the maximum time of processing a single wakeup event associated with the device, in milliseconds. This attribute is read-only. If the device is not enabled to wake up the system from sleep - states, this attribute is empty. + states, this attribute is not present. What: /sys/devices/.../power/wakeup_last_time_ms Date: September 2010 @@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ Description: signaling the last wakeup event associated with the device, in milliseconds. This attribute is read-only. If the device is not enabled to wake up the system from sleep states, this - attribute is empty. + attribute is not present. What: /sys/devices/.../power/autosuspend_delay_ms Date: September 2010 diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-firmware-dmi b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-firmware-dmi new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..ba9da9503c23 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-firmware-dmi @@ -0,0 +1,110 @@ +What: /sys/firmware/dmi/ +Date: February 2011 +Contact: Mike Waychison <mikew@google.com> +Description: + Many machines' firmware (x86 and ia64) export DMI / + SMBIOS tables to the operating system. Getting at this + information is often valuable to userland, especially in + cases where there are OEM extensions used. + + The kernel itself does not rely on the majority of the + information in these tables being correct. It equally + cannot ensure that the data as exported to userland is + without error either. + + DMI is structured as a large table of entries, where + each entry has a common header indicating the type and + length of the entry, as well as 'handle' that is + supposed to be unique amongst all entries. + + Some entries are required by the specification, but many + others are optional. In general though, users should + never expect to find a specific entry type on their + system unless they know for certain what their firmware + is doing. Machine to machine will vary. + + Multiple entries of the same type are allowed. In order + to handle these duplicate entry types, each entry is + assigned by the operating system an 'instance', which is + derived from an entry type's ordinal position. That is + to say, if there are 'N' multiple entries with the same type + 'T' in the DMI tables (adjacent or spread apart, it + doesn't matter), they will be represented in sysfs as + entries "T-0" through "T-(N-1)": + + Example entry directories: + + /sys/firmware/dmi/entries/17-0 + /sys/firmware/dmi/entries/17-1 + /sys/firmware/dmi/entries/17-2 + /sys/firmware/dmi/entries/17-3 + ... + + Instance numbers are used in lieu of the firmware + assigned entry handles as the kernel itself makes no + guarantees that handles as exported are unique, and + there are likely firmware images that get this wrong in + the wild. + + Each DMI entry in sysfs has the common header values + exported as attributes: + + handle : The 16bit 'handle' that is assigned to this + entry by the firmware. This handle may be + referred to by other entries. + length : The length of the entry, as presented in the + entry itself. Note that this is _not the + total count of bytes associated with the + entry_. This value represents the length of + the "formatted" portion of the entry. This + "formatted" region is sometimes followed by + the "unformatted" region composed of nul + terminated strings, with termination signalled + by a two nul characters in series. + raw : The raw bytes of the entry. This includes the + "formatted" portion of the entry, the + "unformatted" strings portion of the entry, + and the two terminating nul characters. + type : The type of the entry. This value is the same + as found in the directory name. It indicates + how the rest of the entry should be + interpreted. + instance: The instance ordinal of the entry for the + given type. This value is the same as found + in the parent directory name. + position: The position of the entry within the entirety + of the entirety. + + === Entry Specialization === + + Some entry types may have other information available in + sysfs. + + --- Type 15 - System Event Log --- + + This entry allows the firmware to export a log of + events the system has taken. This information is + typically backed by nvram, but the implementation + details are abstracted by this table. This entries data + is exported in the directory: + + /sys/firmware/dmi/entries/15-0/system_event_log + + and has the following attributes (documented in the + SMBIOS / DMI specification under "System Event Log (Type 15)": + + area_length + header_start_offset + data_start_offset + access_method + status + change_token + access_method_address + header_format + per_log_type_descriptor_length + type_descriptors_supported_count + + As well, the kernel exports the binary attribute: + + raw_event_log : The raw binary bits of the event log + as described by the DMI entry. diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-fs-pstore b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-fs-pstore new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..8e659d854805 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-fs-pstore @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +What: /sys/fs/pstore/kmsg_bytes +Date: January 2011 +Kernel Version: 2.6.38 +Contact: "Tony Luck" <tony.luck@intel.com> +Description: + Controls amount of console log that will be saved + to persistent store on oops/panic. diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-platform-kim b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-platform-kim new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..c1653271872a --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-platform-kim @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +What: /sys/devices/platform/kim/dev_name +Date: January 2010 +KernelVersion: 2.6.38 +Contact: "Pavan Savoy" <pavan_savoy@ti.com> +Description: + Name of the UART device at which the WL128x chip + is connected. example: "/dev/ttyS0". + The device name flows down to architecture specific board + initialization file from the SFI/ATAGS bootloader + firmware. The name exposed is read from the user-space + dameon and opens the device when install is requested. + +What: /sys/devices/platform/kim/baud_rate +Date: January 2010 +KernelVersion: 2.6.38 +Contact: "Pavan Savoy" <pavan_savoy@ti.com> +Description: + The maximum reliable baud-rate the host can support. + Different platforms tend to have different high-speed + UART configurations, so the baud-rate needs to be set + locally and also sent across to the WL128x via a HCI-VS + command. The entry is read and made use by the user-space + daemon when the ldisc install is requested. + +What: /sys/devices/platform/kim/flow_cntrl +Date: January 2010 +KernelVersion: 2.6.38 +Contact: "Pavan Savoy" <pavan_savoy@ti.com> +Description: + The WL128x makes use of flow control mechanism, and this + entry most often should be 1, the host's UART is required + to have the capability of flow-control, or else this + entry can be made use of for exceptions. + +What: /sys/devices/platform/kim/install +Date: January 2010 +KernelVersion: 2.6.38 +Contact: "Pavan Savoy" <pavan_savoy@ti.com> +Description: + When one of the protocols Bluetooth, FM or GPS wants to make + use of the shared UART transport, it registers to the shared + transport driver, which will signal the user-space for opening, + configuring baud and install line discipline via this sysfs + entry. This entry would be polled upon by the user-space + daemon managing the UART, and is notified about the change + by the sysfs_notify. The value would be '1' when UART needs + to be opened/ldisc installed, and would be '0' when UART + is no more required and needs to be closed. |