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| author | Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org> | 2013-07-02 08:05:11 +0200 |
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| committer | Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au> | 2013-07-02 08:08:20 +0200 |
| commit | 86f120031a21fe4e7333a84f55d9e243c781e6e9 (patch) | |
| tree | 2b9a548cbf2dfa8da1a8adb622b1990fb4a0a226 /Documentation/ABI | |
| parent | There is no /sys/parameters (diff) | |
| download | linux-86f120031a21fe4e7333a84f55d9e243c781e6e9.tar.xz linux-86f120031a21fe4e7333a84f55d9e243c781e6e9.zip | |
ABI: Clarify when /sys/module/MODULENAME is created
/sys/module/MODULENAME is not created unconditionally. This can be
confusing so document the current conditions.
Signed-off-by: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>
Cc: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
Cc: Rob Landley <rob@landley.net>
Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/ABI')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-module | 10 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-module b/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-module index a0dd21c6db59..6272ae5fb366 100644 --- a/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-module +++ b/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-module @@ -4,9 +4,13 @@ Description: /sys/module/MODULENAME The name of the module that is in the kernel. This - module name will show up either if the module is built - directly into the kernel, or if it is loaded as a - dynamic module. + module name will always show up if the module is loaded as a + dynamic module. If it is built directly into the kernel, it + will only show up if it has a version or at least one + parameter. + + Note: The conditions of creation in the built-in case are not + by design and may be removed in the future. /sys/module/MODULENAME/parameters This directory contains individual files that are each |