
88 Linux for IBM System z9 and IBM zSeries
Linux 2.6 kernel
The device driver creates files in the /sysfs filesystem when it is loaded. The
driver and the devices controlled by it are configured by writing values into these
files. An example of a command to activate a HiperSockets device follows:
echo 0.0.fa00,0.0.fa01,0.0.fa02 > /sys/bus/ccwgroup/drivers/qeth/group
The device is defined as part of the qeth group. The three device numbers are
specified in device bus-ID form with 0.0 proceeding each device number. The
device numbers are the read, write, and data channels of the device. The qeth
device driver uses the device bus-ID of the read