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/hwmon-kernel-api.txt b/Documentation/hwmon/hwmon-kernel-api.txt
index 2505ae6..53a8066 100644
--- a/Documentation/hwmon/hwmon-kernel-api.txt
+++ b/Documentation/hwmon/hwmon-kernel-api.txt
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@
hwmon_device_register_with_info and if the automatic (device managed)
removal would be too late.
+All supported hwmon device registration functions only accept valid device
+names. Device names including invalid characters (whitespace, '*', or '-')
+will be rejected. The 'name' parameter is mandatory.
+
Using devm_hwmon_device_register_with_info()
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