stm class: Document stm_source channel assignment

This patch adds an explanation of how and when stm_source devices are
assigned STP masters and channels.

Signed-off-by: Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@linux.intel.com>

diff --git a/Documentation/trace/stm.txt b/Documentation/trace/stm.txt
index 349869851463cdd092b420d8d3e6a356dc22ee4d..11cff47eecce6ae71c6e16761f625bf009dab9f5 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/trace/stm.txt
+++ b/Documentation/trace/stm.txt
@@ -85,6 +85,16 @@ $ echo dummy_stm.0 > /sys/class/stm_source/console/stm_source_link
 For examples on how to use stm_source interface in the kernel, refer
 to stm_console or stm_heartbeat drivers.
 
+Each stm_source device will need to assume a master and a range of
+channels, depending on how many channels it requires. These are
+allocated for the device according to the policy configuration. If
+there's a node in the root of the policy directory that matches the
+stm_source device's name (for example, "console"), this node will be
+used to allocate master and channel numbers. If there's no such policy
+node, the stm core will pick the first contiguous chunk of channels
+within the first available master. Note that the node must exist
+before the stm_source device is connected to its stm device.
+
 stm_console
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