Device directories

6.10 LPAR mode z/VM guest KVM guest

Each device that is known to Linux® is represented by a directory in sysfs.

For CCW and CCW group devices the name of the directory is a bus ID that identifies the device within the scope of a Linux instance. For a CCW device, the bus ID is the device's device number with a leading 0.<n>., where <n> is the subchannel set ID. For example, 0.1.0ab1.

CCW group devices are associated with multiple device numbers. For CCW group devices, the bus ID is the primary device number with a leading 0.<n>., where <n> is the subchannel set ID.

Device views in sysfs tells you where you can find the device directories with their attributes in sysfs.