hwmon: Update documentation to clarify rules for the 'name' attribute
Clarify that the name attribute must report a valid name, and the rules
for valid names. Also clarify that the name parameter must be provided
for all supported API functions.
Reviewed-by: Jean Delvare <jdelvare@suse.de>
Signed-off-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>
diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface b/Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface
index 2cc95ad..fc337c3 100644
--- a/Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface
+++ b/Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface
@@ -86,8 +86,9 @@
name The chip name.
This should be a short, lowercase string, not containing
- spaces nor dashes, representing the chip name. This is
- the only mandatory attribute.
+ whitespace, dashes, or the wildcard character '*'.
+ This attribute represents the chip name. It is the only
+ mandatory attribute.
I2C devices get this attribute created automatically.
RO