Merge branch 'next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/benh/powerpc
[pandora-kernel.git] / Documentation / ABI / testing / sysfs-devices-system-cpu
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@@ -62,6 +62,21 @@ Description: CPU topology files that describe kernel limits related to
                See Documentation/cputopology.txt for more information.
 
 
+What:          /sys/devices/system/cpu/probe
+               /sys/devices/system/cpu/release
+Date:          November 2009
+Contact:       Linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
+Description:   Dynamic addition and removal of CPU's.  This is not hotplug
+               removal, this is meant complete removal/addition of the CPU
+               from the system.
+
+               probe: writes to this file will dynamically add a CPU to the
+               system.  Information written to the file to add CPU's is
+               architecture specific.
+
+               release: writes to this file dynamically remove a CPU from
+               the system.  Information writtento the file to remove CPU's
+               is architecture specific.
 
 What:          /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu#/node
 Date:          October 2009