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Sysfs

sysfs is a pseudo file system provided by the Linux kernel that exports information about various kernel subsystems, hardware devices, and associated device drivers from the kernel's device model to user space through virtual files. In addition to providing information about various devices and kernel subsystems, exported virtual files are also used for…

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HotplugDevice treeKobjectsMount
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Sysfs and userspace

Kernel modulesUdevHAL
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Pseudo file systemLinux kernelDevice driversUser spaceVirtual files
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Sysfs and userspace

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Sysfs

Nodes32
Edges31
Triples8
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.0625
Components1

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Sysfs

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related to External links · 5
Sysfs → Driver, Filesystem, Linux, LWN, OLS'05Documentation/filesystems/sysfs
related to Sysfs and userspace · 2
Sysfs → HAL, Scripts
is a · 1
Sysfs → pseudo file system provided by the Linux kernel that exports information about various kernel subsystems

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information devices kernel procfs linux virtual driver model subsystems configuration device used mechanism systems sys mounted file system various files

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Sysfsis apseudo file system provided by the Linux kernel that exports information about various kernel subsystems0.90text
Sysfsrelated to External linksDriver0.60section
Sysfsrelated to External linksLWN0.60section
Sysfsrelated to External linksFilesystem0.60section
Sysfsrelated to External linksOLS'05Documentation/filesystems/sysfs0.60section
Sysfsrelated to External linksLinux0.60section
Sysfsrelated to Sysfs and userspaceHAL0.60section
Sysfsrelated to Sysfs and userspaceScripts0.60section

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