From: Nicholas Sielicki <linux@opensource.nslick.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2026 09:00:10 +0000 (-0600)
Subject: docs: symbol-namespaces: mention sysfs attribute
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docs: symbol-namespaces: mention sysfs attribute

Reference the new /sys/module/*/import_ns sysfs attribute in docs as an
alternative to modinfo for inspecting imported namespaces of loaded
modules.

Signed-off-by: Nicholas Sielicki <linux@opensource.nslick.com>
Signed-off-by: Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@google.com>
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diff --git a/Documentation/core-api/symbol-namespaces.rst b/Documentation/core-api/symbol-namespaces.rst
index 034898e81ba20..2304d5bffccea 100644
--- a/Documentation/core-api/symbol-namespaces.rst
+++ b/Documentation/core-api/symbol-namespaces.rst
@@ -114,6 +114,11 @@ inspected with modinfo::
 	import_ns:      USB_STORAGE
 	[...]
 
+For modules that are currently loaded, imported namespaces are also available
+via sysfs::
+
+	$ cat /sys/module/ums_karma/import_ns
+	USB_STORAGE
 
 It is advisable to add the MODULE_IMPORT_NS() statement close to other module
 metadata definitions like MODULE_AUTHOR() or MODULE_LICENSE().