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| author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2008-07-22 13:13:47 -0700 |
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| committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2008-07-22 13:13:47 -0700 |
| commit | 53baaaa9682c230410a057263d1ce2922f43ddc4 (patch) | |
| tree | f5cced5622130f780d76953b284a631c3d226488 /Documentation/sysfs-rules.txt | |
| parent | f10140fbe5f97ecfeda986a12d0f1bad75642779 (diff) | |
| parent | 3f9787046ea37a26170dc4439efa21f8d23a9978 (diff) | |
Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-core-2.6
* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-core-2.6: (79 commits)
arm: bus_id -> dev_name() and dev_set_name() conversions
sparc64: fix up bus_id changes in sparc core code
3c59x: handle pci_name() being const
MTD: handle pci_name() being const
HP iLO driver
sysdev: Convert the x86 mce tolerant sysdev attribute to generic attribute
sysdev: Add utility functions for simple int/ulong variable sysdev attributes
sysdev: Pass the attribute to the low level sysdev show/store function
driver core: Suppress sysfs warnings for device_rename().
kobject: Transmit return value of call_usermodehelper() to caller
sysfs-rules.txt: reword API stability statement
debugfs: Implement debugfs_remove_recursive()
HOWTO: change email addresses of James in HOWTO
always enable FW_LOADER unless EMBEDDED=y
uio-howto.tmpl: use unique output names
uio-howto.tmpl: use standard copyright/legal markings
sysfs: don't call notify_change
sysdev: fix debugging statements in registration code.
kobject: should use kobject_put() in kset-example
kobject: reorder kobject to save space on 64 bit builds
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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/sysfs-rules.txt')
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1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/sysfs-rules.txt b/Documentation/sysfs-rules.txt index 80ef562160b..6049a2a84dd 100644 --- a/Documentation/sysfs-rules.txt +++ b/Documentation/sysfs-rules.txt @@ -3,9 +3,8 @@ Rules on how to access information in the Linux kernel sysfs The kernel-exported sysfs exports internal kernel implementation details and depends on internal kernel structures and layout. It is agreed upon by the kernel developers that the Linux kernel does not provide a stable -internal API. As sysfs is a direct export of kernel internal -structures, the sysfs interface cannot provide a stable interface either; -it may always change along with internal kernel changes. +internal API. Therefore, there are aspects of the sysfs interface that +may not be stable across kernel releases. To minimize the risk of breaking users of sysfs, which are in most cases low-level userspace applications, with a new kernel release, the users |