[PATCH v13 04/10] Documentation: ABI: Add sysfs-class-reboot-mode-reboot_modes

[Shivendra Pratap]

On 7/30/2025 2:36 PM, André Draszik wrote:
> On Sun, 2025-07-27 at 21:54 +0530, Shivendra Pratap wrote:
>> Add ABI documentation for /sys/class/reboot-mode/*/reboot_modes,
>> a read-only sysfs attribute exposing the list of supported
>> reboot-mode arguments. This file is created by reboot-mode
>> framework and provides a user-readable interface to query
>> available reboot-mode arguments.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Shivendra Pratap <shivendra.pratap at oss.qualcomm.com>
>> ---
>>  .../testing/sysfs-class-reboot-mode-reboot_modes   | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++++
>>  1 file changed, 39 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-reboot-mode-reboot_modes b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-reboot-mode-
>> reboot_modes
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7147a781e5d4d11977c3a156bf4308aa13310e39
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-reboot-mode-reboot_modes
>> @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
>> +What:		/sys/class/reboot-mode/<driver>/reboot_modes
>> +Date:		July 2025
>> +KernelVersion:	6.16
> 
> The version should probably be updated.

sure. will update this.

> 
>> +Contact:	linux-pm at vger.kernel.org
>> +		Description:
>> +		This interface exposes the reboot-mode arguments
>> +		registered with the reboot-mode framework. It is
>> +		a read-only interface and provides a comma
>> +		separated list of reboot-mode arguments supported
>> +		on the current platform.
>> +		Example:
>> +		 recovery,fastboot,bootloader
> 
> I'd personally find space separated like e.g. in files below /sys/power
> and many other similar files below /sys easier to read.

sure. Will make it space.

thanks.

> 
> Cheers,
> Andre'
> 
> 
>> +
>> +		The exact sysfs path may vary depending on the
>> +		name of the driver that registers the arguments.
>> +		Example:
>> +		 /sys/class/reboot-mode/nvmem-reboot-mode/reboot_modes
>> +		 /sys/class/reboot-mode/syscon-reboot-mode/reboot_modes
>> +		 /sys/class/reboot-mode/qcom-pon/reboot_modes
>> +
>> +		The supported arguments can be used by userspace
>> +		to invoke device reset using the reboot() system
>> +		call, with the "argument" as string to "*arg"
>> +		parameter along with LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_RESTART2.
>> +		Example:
>> +		 reboot(LINUX_REBOOT_MAGIC1, LINUX_REBOOT_MAGIC2,
>> +		        LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_RESTART2, "bootloader");
>> +
>> +		A driver can expose the supported arguments by
>> +		registering them with the reboot-mode framework
>> +		using the property names that follow the
>> +		mode-<argument> format.
>> +		Example:
>> +		 mode-bootloader, mode-recovery.
>> +
>> +		This attribute is useful for scripts or initramfs
>> +		logic that need to programmatically determine
>> +		which reboot-mode arguments are valid before
>> +		triggering a reboot.