On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 03:50:26PM +0800, Zhao, Yu wrote: > On Thursday, August 14, 2008 7:46 AM, Greg KH <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 01:09:16PM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote: > >> On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:46:39 +0800 Zhao, Yu wrote: > >> > >>> [PATCH 4/4] PCI: document SR-IOV > >>> > >>> SR-IOV Documentation. > >>> > >>> Signed-off-by: Yu Zhao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> Signed-off-by: Eddie Dong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> > >>> --- > >>> Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci | 13 ++ > >>> Documentation/PCI/00-INDEX | 2 > >>> Documentation/PCI/pci-iov-howto.txt | 170 > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > >>> 3 files changed, 185 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) > >>> > >>> diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci > > b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci > >>> index ceddcff..9ada27b 100644 > >>> --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci > >>> +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci > >>> @@ -9,3 +9,16 @@ Description: > >>> that some devices may have malformatted data. If the > >>> underlying VPD has a writable section then the > >>> corresponding section of this file will be writable. + > >>> +What: /sys/bus/pci/devices/.../iov > >>> +Date: August 2008 > >>> +Contact: Yu Zhao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> +Description: > >>> + This file will appear when SR-IOV capability is enabled > >>> + by the device driver if supported. It holds number of > >>> + available Virtual Functions and Bus, Device, Function > >>> + number and status of these Virtual Functions that belong > >>> + to this device (Physical Function). This file can be > >> > >> This one file contains available VFs, Bus:dev:Func number, and > >> status? Sounds like a misuse (abuse) of sysfs "one value per file" > >> mantra, but I'll read below to see how it's done. > >> > >> [added GregKH to cc: list] > > > > I agree, why not just display the device tree of available devices > > like all other busses do? > > > > Thanks for the comments. > > Will separate this file to > /sys/bus/pci/devices/.../iov/{NumVFs,VF1,VF2,...}. The NumVFs file > contains number of available VFs, and each VF file contains > "bus:dev.func=status". Sounds better?
That sounds better yes. Please use a 'struct device' for this as well, not a "raw" kobject. thanks, greg k-h -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
