Re: [PATCH] scsi: document generic scsi host sysfs attributes

[Stefan Richter]

On Aug 17 Stephen M. Cameron wrote:
> What:		/sys/bus/scsi/devices/host*/scsi_host/host*/unchecked_isa_dma
> +Date:		February, 2003
> +KernelVersion:	Unknown
> +Contact:	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> +Description:
> +
> +What:		/sys/bus/scsi/devices/host*/scsi_host/host*/proc_name
> +Date:		March, 2004
> +KernelVersion:	Unknown
> +Contact:	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> +Description:
> +
> +What:		/sys/bus/scsi/devices/host*/scsi_host/host*/scan
> +Date:		August, 2003
> +KernelVersion:	Unknown
> +Contact:	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> +Description:
> +		Read only integer which indicates whether the host is an
> +		ancient ISA device which therefore requires extra bounce
> +		buffering.

The last description obviously belongs to unchecked_isa_dma.

scan is a write-only attribute that may or may not initiate a bus rescan,
I suppose.

proc_name is the "name of proc directory" of a driver, if the driver
maintained one; though it seems all drivers provide proc_name
independently of the obsolete proc interface for driver data.
-- 
Stefan Richter
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