Re: [PATCH 07/15] modules: Document the global async_probe parameter

On 7/6/26 01:08, Dan Williams wrote:
> In preparation for adding another /sys/module/module/parameters entry,
> document the existing async_probe parameter.
> 
> Cc: Saravana Kannan <[email protected]>
> Cc: Luis Chamberlain <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Dan Williams <[email protected]>
> ---
>   Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-module | 10 ++++++++++
>   1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-module b/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-module
> index 41b1f16e8795..397c5c850894 100644
> --- a/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-module
> +++ b/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-module
> @@ -45,3 +45,13 @@ Date:		Jun 2005
>   Description:
>   		If the module source has MODULE_VERSION, this file will contain
>   		the version of the source code.
> +
> +What:		/sys/module/module/parameters/async_probe
> +Description:
> +		(RW) Emits "1" if drivers from loadable modules attempt async
> +		probing by default. Emits "0" if drivers from loadable modules

nit: I think there is some tautology happening here, i.e a module is a 
driver, no ?  I.e perhaps just remove the driver word so this reads 
"emits 1 if modules atempts async probing".
> +		attempt synchronous probing by default. This value is overridden
> +		(in priority order) by: the module's built-in "PROBE_FORCE_*"
> +		requests, the "driver_async_probe=..." kernel command line, the
> +		"async_probe" module option, then this default. Write a valid
> +		boolean value to toggle this policy.