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+Note
+====
+
+This driver supersedes the NCT6775F and NCT6776F support in the W83627EHF
+driver.
+
+Kernel driver NCT6775
+=====================
+
+Supported chips:
+  * Nuvoton NCT6775F/W83667HG-I
+    Prefix: 'nct6775'
+    Addresses scanned: ISA address retrieved from Super I/O registers
+    Datasheet: Available from Nuvoton upon request
+  * Nuvoton NCT6776F
+    Prefix: 'nct6776'
+    Addresses scanned: ISA address retrieved from Super I/O registers
+    Datasheet: Available from Nuvoton upon request
+  * Nuvoton NCT6779D
+    Prefix: 'nct6779'
+    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 NCT6775F, NCT6776F, and NCT6779D
+super I/O chips.
+
+The chips support up to 25 temperature monitoring sources. Up to 6 of those are
+direct temperature sensor inputs, the others are special sources such as PECI,
+PCH, and SMBUS. Depending on the chip type, 2 to 6 of the temperature sources
+can be monitored and compared against minimum, maximum, and critical
+temperatures. The driver reports up to 10 of the temperatures to the user.
+There are 4 to 5 fan rotation speed sensors, 8 to 15 analog voltage sensors,
+one VID, alarms with beep warnings (control unimplemented), and some automatic
+fan regulation strategies (plus manual fan control mode).
+
+The temperature sensor sources on all chips are configurable. The configured
+source for each of the temperature sensors is provided in tempX_label.
+
+Temperatures are measured in degrees Celsius and measurement resolution is
+either 1 degC or 0.5 degC, depending on the temperature source and
+configuration. An alarm is triggered when the temperature gets higher than
+the high limit; it stays on until the temperature falls below the hysteresis
+value. Alarms are only supported for temp1 to temp6, depending on the chip type.
+
+Fan rotation speeds are reported in RPM (rotations per minute). An alarm is
+triggered if the rotation speed has dropped below a programmable limit. On
+NCT6775F, fan readings can be divided by a programmable divider (1, 2, 4, 8,
+16, 32, 64 or 128) to give the readings more range or accuracy; the other chips
+do not have a fan speed divider. The driver sets the most suitable fan divisor
+itself; specifically, it doubles the divider value each time a fan speed reading
+returns an invalid value. Some fans might not be present because they share pins
+with other functions.
+
+Voltage sensors (also known as IN sensors) report their values in millivolts.
+An alarm is triggered if the voltage has crossed a programmable minimum
+or maximum limit.
+
+The driver supports automatic fan control mode known as Thermal Cruise.
+In this mode, the chip attempts to keep the measured temperature in a
+predefined temperature range. If the temperature goes out of range, fan
+is driven slower/faster to reach the predefined range again.
+
+The mode works for fan1-fan5.
+
+Usage Notes
+-----------
+
+On various ASUS boards with NCT6776F, it appears that CPUTIN is not really
+connected to anything and floats, or that it is connected to some non-standard
+temperature measurement device. As a result, the temperature reported on CPUTIN
+will not reflect a usable value. It often reports unreasonably high
+temperatures, and in some cases the reported temperature declines if the actual
+temperature increases (similar to the raw PECI temperature value - see PECI
+specification for details). CPUTIN should therefore be be ignored on ASUS
+boards. The CPU temperature on ASUS boards is reported from PECI 0.