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* [PATCH] ACPI: docs: Update the pm_profile sysfs attribute documentation
@ 2023-03-02 17:49 Rafael J. Wysocki
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From: Rafael J. Wysocki @ 2023-03-02 17:49 UTC (permalink / raw)
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From: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>

The list of possible pm_profile values listed in sysfs-acpi-pmprofile
does not include the tablet one (8), so update it.

While at it, rewrite the description so it is more accurate and somewhat
easier to follow.

Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
---
 Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-acpi-pmprofile |   20 +++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

Index: linux-pm/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-acpi-pmprofile
===================================================================
--- linux-pm.orig/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-acpi-pmprofile
+++ linux-pm/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-acpi-pmprofile
@@ -2,16 +2,17 @@ What:		/sys/firmware/acpi/pm_profile
 Date:		03-Nov-2011
 KernelVersion:	v3.2
 Contact:	linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org
-Description:	The ACPI pm_profile sysfs interface exports the platform
-		power management (and performance) requirement expectations
-		as provided by BIOS. The integer value is directly passed as
-		retrieved from the FADT ACPI table.
+Description:	The ACPI pm_profile sysfs interface exposes the preferred
+		power management (and performance) profile of the platform
+		as provided in the ACPI FADT Preferred_PM_Profile field.
 
-Values:	        For possible values see ACPI specification:
-		5.2.9 Fixed ACPI Description Table (FADT)
-		Field: Preferred_PM_Profile
+		The integer value is directly passed as retrieved from the FADT.
 
-		Currently these values are defined by spec:
+Values:	        For the possible values refer to the Preferred_PM_Profile field
+		definition in Table 5.9 "FADT Format", Section 5.2.9 "Fixed ACPI
+		Description Table (FADT)" of the ACPI specification.
+
+		Currently (as of ACPI 6.5), the following values are defined:
 
 		== =================
 		0  Unspecified
@@ -22,5 +23,6 @@ Values:	        For possible values see
 		5  SOHO Server
 		6  Appliance PC
 		7  Performance Server
-		>7 Reserved
+		8  Tablet
+		>8 Reserved
 		== =================




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