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fpga manager: add sysfs interface document
authorAlan Tull <atull@opensource.altera.com>
Wed, 7 Oct 2015 15:36:27 +0000 (16:36 +0100)
committerGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Wed, 7 Oct 2015 17:07:20 +0000 (18:07 +0100)
Add documentation under drivers/staging for new fpga manager's
sysfs interface.

Signed-off-by: Alan Tull <atull@opensource.altera.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-fpga-manager [new file with mode: 0644]

diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-fpga-manager b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-fpga-manager
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+What:          /sys/class/fpga_manager/<fpga>/name
+Date:          August 2015
+KernelVersion: 4.3
+Contact:       Alan Tull <atull@opensource.altera.com>
+Description:   Name of low level fpga manager driver.
+
+What:          /sys/class/fpga_manager/<fpga>/state
+Date:          August 2015
+KernelVersion: 4.3
+Contact:       Alan Tull <atull@opensource.altera.com>
+Description:   Read fpga manager state as a string.
+               The intent is to provide enough detail that if something goes
+               wrong during FPGA programming (something that the driver can't
+               fix) then userspace can know, i.e. if the firmware request
+               fails, that could be due to not being able to find the firmware
+               file.
+
+               This is a superset of FPGA states and fpga manager driver
+               states.  The fpga manager driver is walking through these steps
+               to get the FPGA into a known operating state.  It's a sequence,
+               though some steps may get skipped.  Valid FPGA states will vary
+               by manufacturer; this is a superset.
+
+               * unknown               = can't determine state
+               * power off             = FPGA power is off
+               * power up              = FPGA reports power is up
+               * reset                 = FPGA held in reset state
+               * firmware request      = firmware class request in progress
+               * firmware request error = firmware request failed
+               * write init            = preparing FPGA for programming
+               * write init error      = Error while preparing FPGA for
+                                         programming
+               * write                 = FPGA ready to receive image data
+               * write error           = Error while programming
+               * write complete        = Doing post programming steps
+               * write complete error  = Error while doing post programming
+               * operating             = FPGA is programmed and operating