[lm-sensors] PATCH: hwmon-f71882fg-16-add-and-update-doc.patch

* [lm-sensors] PATCH: hwmon-f71882fg-16-add-and-update-doc.patch
@ 2008-12-15 13:31 Hans de Goede
  2008-12-15 16:26 ` Jean Delvare
                   ` (2 more replies)
  0 siblings, 3 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Hans de Goede @ 2008-12-15 13:31 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: lm-sensors

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Hi Jean,

Add some documentation about the f71882fg driver, and update the Kconfig
documentation to report the new supported models.

Signed-off-by: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com>

Thanks & Regards,

Hans

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Add some documentation about the f71882fg driver, and update the Kconfig
documentation to report the new supported models.

Signed-off-by: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com>
diff -up vanilla-2.6.28-rc8/Documentation/hwmon/f71882fg.foo vanilla-2.6.28-rc8/Documentation/hwmon/f71882fg

--- vanilla-2.6.28-rc8/Documentation/hwmon/f71882fg.foo	2008-12-15 13:21:31.000000000 +0100
+++ vanilla-2.6.28-rc8/Documentation/hwmon/f71882fg	2008-12-15 14:25:54.000000000 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+Kernel driver f71882fg
+======================
+
+Supported chips:
+  * Fintek F71882FG or F71883FG
+    Prefix: 'f71882fg'
+    Addresses scanned: none, address read from Super I/O config space
+    Datasheet: Available from the Fintek website
+  * Fintek F71862FG or F71863FG
+    Prefix: 'f71862fg'
+    Addresses scanned: none, address read from Super I/O config space
+    Datasheet: Available from the Fintek website
+  * Fintek F8000
+    Prefix: 'f8000'
+    Addresses scanned: none, address read from Super I/O config space
+    Datasheet: Not public
+
+Author: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com>
+
+
+Description
+-----------
+
+The Fintek F718xxFG/F8000 Super I/O chip includes complete hardware monitoring
+capabilities. It can monitor up to 9 voltages (3 for the F8000), 4 fans and
+3 temperature sensors.
+
+This chip also has fan controlling features, using either DC or PWM, in
+three different modes (one manual, two automatic).
+
+The driver assumes that no more than one chip is present, which seems
+reasonable.
+
+
+Monitoring
+----------
+
+The Voltage, Fan and Temperature Monitoring uses the standard sysfs
+interface as documented in sysfs-interface, without any exceptions.
+
+
+Fan Control
+-----------
+
+Both PWM (pulse-width modulation) and DC fan speed control methods are
+supported. The right one to use depends on external circuitry on the
+motherboard, so the driver assumes that the BIOS set the method
+properly.
+
+There are 2 modes to specify the speed of the fan, PWM duty cycle (or DC
+voltage) mode, where 0-100% duty cycle (0-100% of 12V) is specified. And RPM
+mode where the actual RPM of the fan (as measured) is controled and the speed
+gets specified as 0-100% of the fan#_full_speed file.
+
+Since both modes work in a 0-100% (mapped to 0-255) scale, there isn't a
+whole lot of a difference when modifying fan control settings. The only
+important difference is that in RPM mode the 0-100% controls the fan speed
+between 0-100% of fan#_full_speed. It is assumed that if the BIOS programs
+RPM mode, it will also set fan#_full_speed properly, if it does not then
+fan control will not work properly, unless you set a sane fan#_full_speed
+value yourself.
+
+Switching between these modes requires re-initializing a whole bunch of
+registers, so the mode which the BIOS has set is kept. The mode is
+printed when loading the driver.
+
+Three different fan control modes are supported; the mode number is written
+to the pwm<n>_enable file. Note that not all modes are supported on all
+chips, and some modes may only be available in RPM / PWM mode on the F8000.
+Writing an unsupported mode will result in an invalid parameter error.
+
+* 1: Manual mode
+  You ask for a specific PWM duty cycle / DC voltage or a specific % of
+  fan#_full_speed by writing to the pwm<n> file. This mode is only
+  available on the F8000 if the fan channel is in RPM mode.
+
+* 2: Normal auto mode
+  You can define a number of temperature/fan speed trip points, which % the
+  fan should run at at this temp and which temp a fan should follow using the
+  standard sysfs interface. The number and type of trip points is chip
+  depended, see which files are available in sysfs.
+  Fan/PWM channel 3 of the F8000 is always in this mode!
+
+* 3: Thermostat mode (Only available on the F8000 when in duty cycle mode)
+  The fan speed is regulated to keep the temp the fan is mapped to between
+  temp#_auto_point2_temp and temp#_auto_point3_temp.
+
+Both of the automatic modes require that pwm1 corresponds to fan1, pwm2 to
+fan2 and pwm3 to fan3.
diff -up vanilla-2.6.28-rc8/drivers/hwmon/Kconfig.foo vanilla-2.6.28-rc8/drivers/hwmon/Kconfig
--- vanilla-2.6.28-rc8/drivers/hwmon/Kconfig.foo	2008-12-15 14:26:14.000000000 +0100
+++ vanilla-2.6.28-rc8/drivers/hwmon/Kconfig	2008-12-15 14:27:32.000000000 +0100
@@ -284,11 +284,12 @@ config SENSORS_F71805F
 	  will be called f71805f.
 
 config SENSORS_F71882FG
-	tristate "Fintek F71882FG and F71883FG"
+	tristate "Fintek F71862FG, F71882FG and F8000"
 	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
 	help
 	  If you say yes here you get support for hardware monitoring
-	  features of the Fintek F71882FG and F71883FG Super-I/O chips.
+	  features of the Fintek F71882FG/F71883FG, F71862FG/71863FG
+	  and F8000 Super-I/O chips.
 
 	  This driver can also be built as a module.  If so, the module
 	  will be called f71882fg.

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