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diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-mic.txt b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-mic.txt index 09eb3c6d0237..82cdad3b614a 100644 --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-mic.txt +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-mic.txt @@ -32,3 +32,116 @@ Contact: Sudeep Dutt <sudeep.dutt@intel.com> Description: Provides information about the silicon stepping for an Intel MIC device. For example - "A0" or "B0" + +What: /sys/class/mic/mic(x)/state +Date: August 2013 +KernelVersion: 3.11 +Contact: Sudeep Dutt <sudeep.dutt@intel.com> +Description: + When read, this entry provides the current state of an Intel + MIC device in the context of the card OS. Possible values that + will be read are: + "offline" - The MIC device is ready to boot the card OS. + "online" - The MIC device has initiated booting a card OS. + "shutting_down" - The card OS is shutting down. + "reset_failed" - The MIC device has failed to reset. + + When written, this sysfs entry triggers different state change + operations depending upon the current state of the card OS. + Acceptable values are: + "boot" - Boot the card OS image specified by the combination + of firmware, ramdisk, cmdline and bootmode + sysfs entries. + "reset" - Initiates device reset. + "shutdown" - Initiates card OS shutdown. + +What: /sys/class/mic/mic(x)/shutdown_status +Date: August 2013 +KernelVersion: 3.11 +Contact: Sudeep Dutt <sudeep.dutt@intel.com> +Description: + An Intel MIC device runs a Linux OS during its operation. This + OS can shutdown because of various reasons. When read, this + entry provides the status on why the card OS was shutdown. + Possible values are: + "nop" - shutdown status is not applicable, when the card OS is + "online" + "crashed" - Shutdown because of a HW or SW crash. + "halted" - Shutdown because of a halt command. + "poweroff" - Shutdown because of a poweroff command. + "restart" - Shutdown because of a restart command. + +What: /sys/class/mic/mic(x)/cmdline +Date: August 2013 +KernelVersion: 3.11 +Contact: Sudeep Dutt <sudeep.dutt@intel.com> +Description: + An Intel MIC device runs a Linux OS during its operation. Before + booting this card OS, it is possible to pass kernel command line + options to configure various features in it, similar to + self-bootable machines. When read, this entry provides + information about the current kernel command line options set to + boot the card OS. This entry can be written to change the + existing kernel command line options. Typically, the user would + want to read the current command line options, append new ones + or modify existing ones and then write the whole kernel command + line back to this entry. + +What: /sys/class/mic/mic(x)/firmware +Date: August 2013 +KernelVersion: 3.11 +Contact: Sudeep Dutt <sudeep.dutt@intel.com> +Description: + When read, this sysfs entry provides the path name under + /lib/firmware/ where the firmware image to be booted on the + card can be found. The entry can be written to change the + firmware image location under /lib/firmware/. + +What: /sys/class/mic/mic(x)/ramdisk +Date: August 2013 +KernelVersion: 3.11 +Contact: Sudeep Dutt <sudeep.dutt@intel.com> +Description: + When read, this sysfs entry provides the path name under + /lib/firmware/ where the ramdisk image to be used during card + OS boot can be found. The entry can be written to change + the ramdisk image location under /lib/firmware/. + +What: /sys/class/mic/mic(x)/bootmode +Date: August 2013 +KernelVersion: 3.11 +Contact: Sudeep Dutt <sudeep.dutt@intel.com> +Description: + When read, this sysfs entry provides the current bootmode for + the card. This sysfs entry can be written with the following + valid strings: + a) linux - Boot a Linux image. + b) elf - Boot an elf image for flash updates. + +What: /sys/class/mic/mic(x)/log_buf_addr +Date: August 2013 +KernelVersion: 3.11 +Contact: Sudeep Dutt <sudeep.dutt@intel.com> +Description: + An Intel MIC device runs a Linux OS during its operation. For + debugging purpose and early kernel boot messages, the user can + access the card OS log buffer via debugfs. When read, this entry + provides the kernel virtual address of the buffer where the card + OS log buffer can be read. This entry is written by the host + configuration daemon to set the log buffer address. The correct + log buffer address to be written can be found in the System.map + file of the card OS. + +What: /sys/class/mic/mic(x)/log_buf_len +Date: August 2013 +KernelVersion: 3.11 +Contact: Sudeep Dutt <sudeep.dutt@intel.com> +Description: + An Intel MIC device runs a Linux OS during its operation. For + debugging purpose and early kernel boot messages, the user can + access the card OS log buffer via debugfs. When read, this entry + provides the kernel virtual address where the card OS log buffer + length can be read. This entry is written by host configuration + daemon to set the log buffer length address. The correct log + buffer length address to be written can be found in the + System.map file of the card OS. |
