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If we want to merge the attributes of the buffer/ and scan_elements/ directories, we'll need to count all attributes first, then (depending on the attribute group) either allocate 2 attribute groups, or a single one. Historically an IIO buffer was described by 2 subdirectories under /sys/bus/iio/iio:devicesX (i.e. buffer/ and scan_elements/); these subdirs were actually 2 separate attribute groups on the iio_buffer object. Moving forward, if we want to allow more than one buffer per IIO device, keeping 2 subdirectories for each IIO buffer is a bit cumbersome (especially for userpace ABI). So, we will merge the attributes of these 2 subdirs under a /sys/bus/iio/iio:devicesX/bufferY subdirectory. To do this, we need to count all attributes first, and then distribute them based on which buffer this is. For the first buffer, we'll need to also allocate the legacy 2 attribute groups (for buffer/ and scan_elements/), and also a /sys/bus/iio/iio:devicesX/buffer0 attribute group. For buffer1 and above, just a single attribute group will be allocated (the merged one). Signed-off-by: Alexandru Ardelean <alexandru.ardelean@analog.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210215104043.91251-12-alexandru.ardelean@analog.com Signed-off-by: Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@huawei.com>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.