X-Git-Url: https://err.no/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2Fs390%2Fdriver-model.txt;h=e938c442277dc0ecd1b05002ba9167abbedd914c;hb=b66e1f11ebc429569a3784aaf64123633d9e3ed1;hp=efb674eda4d46da2b3490ebd51b001c712066171;hpb=d71eecf3b8e893757cc3dec560c96a32ac090890;p=linux-2.6 diff --git a/Documentation/s390/driver-model.txt b/Documentation/s390/driver-model.txt index efb674eda4..e938c44227 100644 --- a/Documentation/s390/driver-model.txt +++ b/Documentation/s390/driver-model.txt @@ -18,11 +18,18 @@ devices/ - 0.0.0002/ - 0.1.0000/0.1.1234/ ... + - defunct/ In this example, device 0815 is accessed via subchannel 0 in subchannel set 0, device 4711 via subchannel 1 in subchannel set 0, and subchannel 2 is a non-I/O subchannel. Device 1234 is accessed via subchannel 0 in subchannel set 1. +The subchannel named 'defunct' does not represent any real subchannel on the +system; it is a pseudo subchannel where disconnnected ccw devices are moved to +if they are displaced by another ccw device becoming operational on their +former subchannel. The ccw devices will be moved again to a proper subchannel +if they become operational again on that subchannel. + You should address a ccw device via its bus id (e.g. 0.0.4711); the device can be found under bus/ccw/devices/. @@ -157,7 +164,7 @@ notify: This function is called by the common I/O layer for some state changes * In online state, device detached (CIO_GONE) or last path gone (CIO_NO_PATH). The driver must return !0 to keep the device; for return code 0, the device will be deleted as usual (also when no - notify function is registerd). If the driver wants to keep the + notify function is registered). If the driver wants to keep the device, it is moved into disconnected state. * In disconnected state, device operational again (CIO_OPER). The common I/O layer performs some sanity checks on device number and @@ -239,6 +246,9 @@ status - Can be 'online' or 'offline'. type - The physical type of the channel path. +shared - Whether the channel path is shared. + +cmg - The channel measurement group. 3. System devices ----------------- @@ -262,7 +272,7 @@ attribute 'online' which can be 0 or 1. ----------- The netiucv driver creates an attribute 'connection' under -bus/iucv/drivers/netiucv. Piping to this attibute creates a new netiucv +bus/iucv/drivers/netiucv. Piping to this attribute creates a new netiucv connection to the specified host. Netiucv connections show up under devices/iucv/ as "netiucv". The interface