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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/ABI/testing')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-firmware-dmi | 18 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-firmware-gsmi | 58 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-firmware-log | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-fscaps | 8 |
4 files changed, 82 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-firmware-dmi b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-firmware-dmi index ba9da9503c2..c78f9ab01e5 100644 --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-firmware-dmi +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-firmware-dmi @@ -14,14 +14,15 @@ Description: DMI is structured as a large table of entries, where each entry has a common header indicating the type and - length of the entry, as well as 'handle' that is - supposed to be unique amongst all entries. + length of the entry, as well as a firmware-provided + 'handle' that is supposed to be unique amongst all + entries. Some entries are required by the specification, but many others are optional. In general though, users should never expect to find a specific entry type on their system unless they know for certain what their firmware - is doing. Machine to machine will vary. + is doing. Machine to machine experiences will vary. Multiple entries of the same type are allowed. In order to handle these duplicate entry types, each entry is @@ -67,25 +68,24 @@ Description: and the two terminating nul characters. type : The type of the entry. This value is the same as found in the directory name. It indicates - how the rest of the entry should be - interpreted. + how the rest of the entry should be interpreted. instance: The instance ordinal of the entry for the given type. This value is the same as found in the parent directory name. - position: The position of the entry within the entirety - of the entirety. + position: The ordinal position (zero-based) of the entry + within the entirety of the DMI entry table. === Entry Specialization === Some entry types may have other information available in - sysfs. + sysfs. Not all types are specialized. --- Type 15 - System Event Log --- This entry allows the firmware to export a log of events the system has taken. This information is typically backed by nvram, but the implementation - details are abstracted by this table. This entries data + details are abstracted by this table. This entry's data is exported in the directory: /sys/firmware/dmi/entries/15-0/system_event_log diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-firmware-gsmi b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-firmware-gsmi new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..0faa0aaf4b6 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-firmware-gsmi @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +What: /sys/firmware/gsmi +Date: March 2011 +Contact: Mike Waychison <mikew@google.com> +Description: + Some servers used internally at Google have firmware + that provides callback functionality via explicit SMI + triggers. Some of the callbacks are similar to those + provided by the EFI runtime services page, but due to + historical reasons this different entry-point has been + used. + + The gsmi driver implements the kernel's abstraction for + these firmware callbacks. Currently, this functionality + is limited to handling the system event log and getting + access to EFI-style variables stored in nvram. + + Layout: + + /sys/firmware/gsmi/vars: + + This directory has the same layout (and + underlying implementation as /sys/firmware/efi/vars. + See Documentation/ABI/*/sysfs-firmware-efi-vars + for more information on how to interact with + this structure. + + /sys/firmware/gsmi/append_to_eventlog - write-only: + + This file takes a binary blob and passes it onto + the firmware to be timestamped and appended to + the system eventlog. The binary format is + interpreted by the firmware and may change from + platform to platform. The only kernel-enforced + requirement is that the blob be prefixed with a + 32bit host-endian type used as part of the + firmware call. + + /sys/firmware/gsmi/clear_config - write-only: + + Writing any value to this file will cause the + entire firmware configuration to be reset to + "factory defaults". Callers should assume that + a reboot is required for the configuration to be + cleared. + + /sys/firmware/gsmi/clear_eventlog - write-only: + + This file is used to clear out a portion/the + whole of the system event log. Values written + should be values between 1 and 100 inclusive (in + ASCII) representing the fraction of the log to + clear. Not all platforms support fractional + clearing though, and this writes to this file + will error out if the firmware doesn't like your + submitted fraction. + + Callers should assume that a reboot is needed + for this operation to complete. diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-firmware-log b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-firmware-log new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..9b58e7c5365 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-firmware-log @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +What: /sys/firmware/log +Date: February 2011 +Contact: Mike Waychison <mikew@google.com> +Description: + The /sys/firmware/log is a binary file that represents a + read-only copy of the firmware's log if one is + available. diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-fscaps b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-fscaps new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..50a3033b5e1 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-fscaps @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +What: /sys/kernel/fscaps +Date: February 2011 +KernelVersion: 2.6.38 +Contact: Ludwig Nussel <ludwig.nussel@suse.de> +Description + Shows whether file system capabilities are honored + when executing a binary + |