Re: [PATCH v11 01/14] HP BIOSCFG driver - Documentation

From: Thomas Weißschuh
Date: Mon Apr 24 2023 - 16:52:29 EST


Hi Jorge,

On 2023-04-24 11:11:41-0500, Jorge Lopez wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 22, 2023 at 3:51 PM Thomas Weißschuh <thomas@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > On 2023-04-20 11:54:41-0500, Jorge Lopez wrote:
> > > Based on the latest platform-drivers-x86.git/for-next
> > > ---
> > > .../testing/sysfs-class-firmware-attributes | 98 ++++++++++++++++++-
> > > 1 file changed, 96 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-firmware-attributes b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-firmware-attributes
> > > index 4cdba3477176..73d7b8fbc0b2 100644
> > > --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-firmware-attributes
> > > +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-firmware-attributes
> > > @@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ Description:
> > > - integer: a range of numerical values
> > > - string
> > >
> > > + HP specific types
> > > + -----------------
> > > + - ordered-list - a set of ordered list valid values
> > > + - sure-start - report audit logs read from BIOS
> >
> > In the treevie you sent the Sure_Start attribute does not have
> > a "current_value".
> > This indicated that it's not actually a firmware attribute but just some
> > standalone sysfs attribute.
> >
> > In this case it should not be documented here, but handled the same way
> > as the SPM stuff.
>
> I will update the documentation as indicated.

This will also need changes to the code.
Only the audit log stuff is needed then.