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| author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2012-12-20 07:07:18 -0800 |
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| committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2012-12-20 07:07:18 -0800 |
| commit | 8cb68bdf76a356662fda44a2af04b505b17c1b56 (patch) | |
| tree | 261ad60733aeff1aff047e49f86fcb5de2b7f09f /Documentation | |
| parent | b6b19f25f69149c0912788fb81466dd2310bb095 (diff) | |
| parent | c8ecd27da78aea184aac37df0cd0ccd2a6d0e378 (diff) | |
Merge branch 'hwmon-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jdelvare/staging
Pull hwmon subsystem update from Jean Delvare:
"There are many improvements to the it87 driver, as well as suspend
support for the Winbond Super-I/O chips, and a few other fixes."
* 'hwmon-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jdelvare/staging:
hwmon-vid: Add support for AMD family 11h to 15h processors
hwmon: (it87) Support PECI for additional chips
hwmon: (it87) Report thermal sensor type as Intel PECI if appropriate
hwmon: (it87) Manage device specific features with table
hwmon: (it87) Replace pwm group macro with direct attribute definitions
hwmon: (it87) Avoid quoted string splits across lines
hwmon: (it87) Save fan registers in 2-dimensional array
hwmon: (it87) Introduce support for tempX_offset sysfs attribute
hwmon: (it87) Replace macro defining tempX_type sensors with direct definitions
hwmon: (it87) Save voltage register values in 2-dimensional array
hwmon: (it87) Save temperature registers in 2-dimensional array
hwmon: (w83627ehf) Get rid of smatch warnings
hwmon: (w83627hf) Don't touch nonexistent I2C address registers
hwmon: (w83627ehf) Add support for suspend
hwmon: (w83627hf) Add support for suspend
hwmon: Fix PCI device reference leak in quirk
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/hwmon/it87 | 10 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/it87 b/Documentation/hwmon/it87 index 87850d86c559..8386aadc0a82 100644 --- a/Documentation/hwmon/it87 +++ b/Documentation/hwmon/it87 @@ -209,3 +209,13 @@ doesn't use CPU cycles. Trip points must be set properly before switching to automatic fan speed control mode. The driver will perform basic integrity checks before actually switching to automatic control mode. + + +Temperature offset attributes +----------------------------- + +The driver supports temp[1-3]_offset sysfs attributes to adjust the reported +temperature for thermal diodes or diode-connected thermal transistors. +If a temperature sensor is configured for thermistors, the attribute values +are ignored. If the thermal sensor type is Intel PECI, the temperature offset +must be programmed to the critical CPU temperature. |