From 871480933a1c28f8a9fed4c4d34d06c439a7a422 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Srikant Patnaik Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 12:28:04 +0530 Subject: Moved, renamed, and deleted files The original directory structure was scattered and unorganized. Changes are basically to make it look like kernel structure. --- fs/sysfs/Kconfig | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+) create mode 100644 fs/sysfs/Kconfig (limited to 'fs/sysfs/Kconfig') diff --git a/fs/sysfs/Kconfig b/fs/sysfs/Kconfig new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8c41feac --- /dev/null +++ b/fs/sysfs/Kconfig @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +config SYSFS + bool "sysfs file system support" if EXPERT + default y + help + The sysfs filesystem is a virtual filesystem that the kernel uses to + export internal kernel objects, their attributes, and their + relationships to one another. + + Users can use sysfs to ascertain useful information about the running + kernel, such as the devices the kernel has discovered on each bus and + which driver each is bound to. sysfs can also be used to tune devices + and other kernel subsystems. + + Some system agents rely on the information in sysfs to operate. + /sbin/hotplug uses device and object attributes in sysfs to assist in + delegating policy decisions, like persistently naming devices. + + sysfs is currently used by the block subsystem to mount the root + partition. If sysfs is disabled you must specify the boot device on + the kernel boot command line via its major and minor numbers. For + example, "root=03:01" for /dev/hda1. + + Designers of embedded systems may wish to say N here to conserve space. -- cgit