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1*bb74ac23SYasuaki IshimatsuWhatt:		/sys/devices/.../sun
2*bb74ac23SYasuaki IshimatsuDate:		October 2012
3*bb74ac23SYasuaki IshimatsuContact:	Yasuaki Ishimatsu <isimatu.yasuaki@jp.fujitsu.com>
4*bb74ac23SYasuaki IshimatsuDescription:
5*bb74ac23SYasuaki Ishimatsu		The file contains a Slot-unique ID which provided by the _SUN
6*bb74ac23SYasuaki Ishimatsu		method in the ACPI namespace. The value is written in Advanced
7*bb74ac23SYasuaki Ishimatsu		Configuration and Power Interface Specification as follows:
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9*bb74ac23SYasuaki Ishimatsu		"The _SUN value is required to be unique among the slots of
10*bb74ac23SYasuaki Ishimatsu		the same type. It is also recommended that this number match
11*bb74ac23SYasuaki Ishimatsu		the slot number printed on the physical slot whenever possible."
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13*bb74ac23SYasuaki Ishimatsu		So reading the sysfs file, we can identify a physical position
14*bb74ac23SYasuaki Ishimatsu		of the slot in the system.
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