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@@ -101,11 +101,39 @@ follow all sysfs guidelines and correctly process all errors (the sysfs
101interface makes extensive use of errors). File descriptors and open / 101interface makes extensive use of errors). File descriptors and open /
102close operations to the sysfs inodes must also be properly implemented. 102close operations to the sysfs inodes must also be properly implemented.
103 103
104Driver version -- /proc/acpi/ibm/driver 104The version of thinkpad-acpi's sysfs interface is exported by the driver
105--------------------------------------- 105as a driver attribute (see below).
106
107Sysfs driver attributes are on the driver's sysfs attribute space,
108for 2.6.20 this is /sys/bus/platform/drivers/thinkpad-acpi/.
109
110Sysfs device attributes are on the driver's sysfs attribute space,
111for 2.6.20 this is /sys/devices/platform/thinkpad-acpi/.
112
113Driver version
114--------------
115
116procfs: /proc/acpi/ibm/driver
117sysfs driver attribute: version
106 118
107The driver name and version. No commands can be written to this file. 119The driver name and version. No commands can be written to this file.
108 120
121Sysfs interface version
122-----------------------
123
124sysfs driver attribute: interface_version
125
126Version of the thinkpad-acpi sysfs interface, as an unsigned long
127(output in hex format: 0xAAAABBCC), where:
128 AAAA - major revision
129 BB - minor revision
130 CC - bugfix revision
131
132The sysfs interface version changelog for the driver can be found at the
133end of this document. Changes to the sysfs interface done by the kernel
134subsystems are not documented here, nor are they tracked by this
135attribute.
136
109Hot keys -- /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey 137Hot keys -- /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey
110--------------------------------- 138---------------------------------
111 139
@@ -745,9 +773,19 @@ to enable more than one output class, just add their values.
745There is also a kernel build option to enable more debugging 773There is also a kernel build option to enable more debugging
746information, which may be necessary to debug driver problems. 774information, which may be necessary to debug driver problems.
747 775
776The level of debugging information output by the driver can be changed
777at runtime through sysfs, using the driver attribute debug_level. The
778attribute takes the same bitmask as the debug module parameter above.
779
748Force loading of module 780Force loading of module
749----------------------- 781-----------------------
750 782
751If thinkpad-acpi refuses to detect your ThinkPad, you can try to specify 783If thinkpad-acpi refuses to detect your ThinkPad, you can try to specify
752the module parameter force_load=1. Regardless of whether this works or 784the module parameter force_load=1. Regardless of whether this works or
753not, please contact ibm-acpi-devel@lists.sourceforge.net with a report. 785not, please contact ibm-acpi-devel@lists.sourceforge.net with a report.
786
787
788Sysfs interface changelog:
789
7900x000100: Initial sysfs support, as a single platform driver and
791 device.