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| author | Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+samsung@kernel.org> | 2019-04-17 06:46:29 -0300 |
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| committer | Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> | 2019-04-17 10:37:23 -0700 |
| commit | 7ebd8b66dd9e5a0b65e5ee5e2b8e7ca382ec97b7 (patch) | |
| tree | 9db30159bd32bec125c7d49e80a79bb7c4da0c8e /Documentation/hwmon/nct6683 | |
| parent | b04f2f7d387b3160883c2a1f5e2285483a791e82 (diff) | |
docs: hwmon: Add an index file and rename docs to *.rst
Now that all files were converted to ReST format, rename them
and add an index.
Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+samsung@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>
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diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/nct6683 b/Documentation/hwmon/nct6683 deleted file mode 100644 index efbf7e9703ec..000000000000 --- a/Documentation/hwmon/nct6683 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,64 +0,0 @@ -Kernel driver nct6683 -===================== - -Supported chips: - - * Nuvoton NCT6683D - - Prefix: 'nct6683' - - Addresses scanned: ISA address retrieved from Super I/O registers - - Datasheet: Available from Nuvoton upon request - -Authors: - - Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> - -Description ------------ - -This driver implements support for the Nuvoton NCT6683D eSIO chip. - -The chips implement up to shared 32 temperature and voltage sensors. -It supports up to 16 fan rotation sensors and up to 8 fan control engines. - -Temperatures are measured in degrees Celsius. Measurement resolution is -0.5 degrees C. - -Voltage sensors (also known as IN sensors) report their values in millivolts. - -Fan rotation speeds are reported in RPM (rotations per minute). - -Usage Note ----------- - -Limit register locations on Intel boards with EC firmware version 1.0 -build date 04/03/13 do not match the register locations in the Nuvoton -datasheet. Nuvoton confirms that Intel uses a special firmware version -with different register addresses. The specification describing the Intel -firmware is held under NDA by Nuvoton and Intel and not available -to the public. - -Some of the register locations can be reverse engineered; others are too -well hidden. Given this, writing any values from the operating system is -considered too risky with this firmware and has been disabled. All limits -must all be written from the BIOS. - -The driver has only been tested with the Intel firmware, and by default -only instantiates on Intel boards. To enable it on non-Intel boards, -set the 'force' module parameter to 1. - -Tested Boards and Firmware Versions ------------------------------------ - -The driver has been reported to work with the following boards and -firmware versions. - -=============== =============================================== -Board Firmware version -=============== =============================================== -Intel DH87RL NCT6683D EC firmware version 1.0 build 04/03/13 -Intel DH87MC NCT6683D EC firmware version 1.0 build 04/03/13 -Intel DB85FL NCT6683D EC firmware version 1.0 build 04/03/13 -=============== =============================================== |