Re: [rtc-linux] Re: [PATCH 1/2] rtc: Document the sysfs interface

From: Andrew Morton
Date: Fri Sep 04 2009 - 19:23:30 EST


On Fri, 4 Sep 2009 17:52:06 +0100
Mark Brown <broonie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Fri, Sep 04, 2009 at 05:39:18PM +0100, Matthew Garrett wrote:
> > On Fri, Sep 04, 2009 at 05:35:21PM +0100, Mark Brown wrote:
>
> > > Wouldn't this be better placed under Documentation/ABI?
>
> > Unsure. I'd assumed it made more sense in the existing docs.
>
> My understanding is that the sysfs ABI (and ABIs in general, I guess)
> should be moving towards the more formal style of Documentation/ABI to
> help manage userspace expectations - the separation of the documentation
> applies to most other things in there as well.

Yes, I think you're right.

But I'm not going to pass on a documentation patch just because it's in
the wrong place ;)

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