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docs: symbol-namespaces: mention sysfs attribute

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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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@ -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().