Re: [PATCH] docs: ABI: sysfs-class-firmware-attributes: use literal blocks for console commands

From: Mark Pearson

Date: Wed Sep 23 2026 - 08:36:37 EST




On Tue, Sep 22, 2026, at 10:49 PM, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> Use a literal block for console I/O so that the lines aren't merged
> together in the produced output.
>
> Also correct some punctuation.
>
> Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Cc: Mark Pearson <mpearson-lenovo@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Hans de Goede <hansg@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Ilpo Järvinen <ilpo.jarvinen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: platform-driver-x86@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: Shuah Khan <skhan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: linux-doc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-firmware-attributes | 21 +++++-----
> 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>
> ---
> linux-next-20260921.orig/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-firmware-attributes
> +++
> linux-next-20260921/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-firmware-attributes
> @@ -397,22 +397,25 @@ Description:
> unlimited attributes.
>
> Read the attribute to check what save mode is enabled (single or bulk).
> - E.g:
> - # cat /sys/class/firmware-attributes/thinklmi/attributes/save_settings
> - single
> + E.g::
> +
> + # cat /sys/class/firmware-attributes/thinklmi/attributes/save_settings
> + single
>
> Write the attribute with 'bulk' to enable bulk save mode.
> - Write the attribute with 'single' to enable saving, after every
> attribute set.
> + Write the attribute with 'single' to enable saving after every
> attribute set.
> The default setting is single mode.
> - E.g:
> - # echo bulk >
> /sys/class/firmware-attributes/thinklmi/attributes/save_settings
> + E.g::
> +
> + # echo bulk >
> /sys/class/firmware-attributes/thinklmi/attributes/save_settings
>
> When in bulk mode write 'save' to trigger a save of all currently
> modified attributes.
> - Note, once a save has been triggered, in bulk mode, attributes can
> no longer be set and
> + Note, once a save has been triggered in bulk mode, attributes can no
> longer be set and
> will return a permissions error. This is to prevent users hitting
> the 48+ save limitation
> (which requires entering the BIOS to clear the error condition)
> - E.g:
> - # echo save >
> /sys/class/firmware-attributes/thinklmi/attributes/save_settings
> + E.g::
> +
> + # echo save >
> /sys/class/firmware-attributes/thinklmi/attributes/save_settings
>
> What: /sys/class/firmware-attributes/*/attributes/debug_cmd
> Date: July 2021

Looks good to me
Reviewed-by: Mark Pearson <mpearson-lenovo@xxxxxxxxx>

Mark