Re: [PATCH v9 5/5] nvmem: eeprom: add documentation of sysfs fram and sernum file

From: Greg Kroah-Hartman
Date: Fri Jun 11 2021 - 04:53:27 EST


On Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 07:26:52AM +0200, Jiri Prchal wrote:
> Added sysfs fram and sernum file documentation.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jiri Prchal <jiri.prchal@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> v5: new
> v6: no change here
> v7: no change here
> v8: added fram file doc
> v9: rewritten description
> ---
> .../ABI/testing/sysfs-class-spi-eeprom | 20 +++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+)
> create mode 100644 Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-spi-eeprom
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-spi-eeprom b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-spi-eeprom
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..4e69c78f9f65
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-spi-eeprom
> @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
> +What: /sys/class/spi_master/spi<bus>/spi<bus>.<dev>/sernum
> +Date: May 2021
> +KernelVersion: 5.14
> +Contact: Jiri Prchal <jiri.prchal@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> +Description:
> + Contains the serial number of the Cypress FRAM (FM25VN) if it is
> + present. It will be displayed as a 8 byte hex string, as read
> + from the device.
> +
> + This is a read-only attribute.
> +
> +What: /sys/class/spi_master/spi<bus>/spi<bus>.<dev>/fram
> +Date: June 2021
> +KernelVersion: 5.14
> +Contact: Jiri Prchal <jiri.prchal@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> +Description:
> + Contains the FRAM binary data. Same as EEPROM, just another file
> + name to indicate that it employs ferroelectric process.
> + It performs write operations at bus speed - no write delays, capable
> + of 10^14 read/write cycles and 151 years data retention.

Are you sure of these statistics? Don't promise something here that
might not be true, this is not a marketing document :)

thanks,

greg k-h