Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 21 Nov 2014 11:49:46 +0900 | From | Masami Hiramatsu <> | Subject | Re: [PATCHv3 3/3] kernel: add sysfs documentation for live patching |
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(2014/11/21 7:29), Seth Jennings wrote: > Adds sysfs interface documentation to Documentation/ABI/testing/ >
Hmm, is there any reason to decouple this documentation from code patch? I think we'd better merge this to 2/3, or move sysfs interface code from 2/3 to this.
Thank you,
> Signed-off-by: Seth Jennings <sjenning@redhat.com> > --- > Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-livepatch | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ > MAINTAINERS | 1 + > 2 files changed, 45 insertions(+) > create mode 100644 Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-livepatch > > diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-livepatch b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-livepatch > new file mode 100644 > index 0000000..5bf42a8 > --- /dev/null > +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-livepatch > @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ > +What: /sys/kernel/livepatch > +Date: Nov 2014 > +KernelVersion: 3.19.0 > +Contact: live-patching@vger.kernel.org > +Description: > + Interface for kernel live patching > + > + The /sys/kernel/livepatch directory contains subdirectories for > + each loaded live patch module. > + > +What: /sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch> > +Date: Nov 2014 > +KernelVersion: 3.19.0 > +Contact: live-patching@vger.kernel.org > +Description: > + The patch directory contains subdirectories for each kernel > + object (vmlinux or a module) in which it patched functions. > + > +What: /sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>/enabled > +Date: Nov 2014 > +KernelVersion: 3.19.0 > +Contact: live-patching@vger.kernel.org > +Description: > + A writable attribute that indicates whether the patched > + code is currently applied. Writing 0 will disable the patch > + while writing 1 will re-enable the patch. > + > +What: /sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>/<object> > +Date: Nov 2014 > +KernelVersion: 3.19.0 > +Contact: live-patching@vger.kernel.org > +Description: > + The object directory contains subdirectories for each function > + that is patched within the object. > + > +What: /sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>/<object>/<function> > +Date: Nov 2014 > +KernelVersion: 3.19.0 > +Contact: live-patching@vger.kernel.org > +Description: > + The function directory contains attributes regarding the > + properties and state of the patched function. > + > + There are currently no such attributes. > diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS > index c7f49ae..7985293 100644 > --- a/MAINTAINERS > +++ b/MAINTAINERS > @@ -5725,6 +5725,7 @@ F: kernel/livepatch/ > F: include/linux/livepatch.h > F: arch/x86/include/asm/livepatch.h > F: arch/x86/kernel/livepatch.c > +F: Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-livepatch > L: live-patching@vger.kernel.org > > LLC (802.2) >
-- Masami HIRAMATSU Software Platform Research Dept. Linux Technology Research Center Hitachi, Ltd., Yokohama Research Laboratory E-mail: masami.hiramatsu.pt@hitachi.com
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