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@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@ Rules on how to access information in the Linux kernel sysfs
3The kernel-exported sysfs exports internal kernel implementation details 3The kernel-exported sysfs exports internal kernel implementation details
4and depends on internal kernel structures and layout. It is agreed upon 4and depends on internal kernel structures and layout. It is agreed upon
5by the kernel developers that the Linux kernel does not provide a stable 5by the kernel developers that the Linux kernel does not provide a stable
6internal API. As sysfs is a direct export of kernel internal 6internal API. Therefore, there are aspects of the sysfs interface that
7structures, the sysfs interface cannot provide a stable interface either; 7may not be stable across kernel releases.
8it may always change along with internal kernel changes.
9 8
10To minimize the risk of breaking users of sysfs, which are in most cases 9To minimize the risk of breaking users of sysfs, which are in most cases
11low-level userspace applications, with a new kernel release, the users 10low-level userspace applications, with a new kernel release, the users