* [PATCH v2 3/3] hwmon (occ): Add more details to Kconfig help text
@ 2019-04-16 15:54 Eddie James
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From: Eddie James @ 2019-04-16 15:54 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-kernel
Cc: linux-hwmon, linux, jdelvare, andrew, mine260309, Eddie James
The help text needs to spell out how the driver runs on a BMC, as it
previously seemed to indicate it ran on a POWER processor.
Signed-off-by: Eddie James <eajames@linux.ibm.com>
---
Changes since v1: fix Signed-off-by; git config got mixed up.
drivers/hwmon/occ/Kconfig | 12 ++++++++----
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/occ/Kconfig b/drivers/hwmon/occ/Kconfig
index 2a3869f..1658634 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/occ/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/occ/Kconfig
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ config SENSORS_OCC_P8_I2C
select SENSORS_OCC
help
This option enables support for monitoring sensors provided by the
- On-Chip Controller (OCC) on a POWER8 processor. Communications with
- the OCC are established through I2C bus.
+ On-Chip Controller (OCC) on a POWER8 processor. However, this driver
+ can only run on a baseboard management controller (BMC) connected to
+ the P8, not the POWER processor itself. Communications with the OCC are
+ established through I2C bus.
This driver can also be built as a module. If so, the module will be
called occ-p8-hwmon.
@@ -22,8 +24,10 @@ config SENSORS_OCC_P9_SBE
select SENSORS_OCC
help
This option enables support for monitoring sensors provided by the
- On-Chip Controller (OCC) on a POWER9 processor. Communications with
- the OCC are established through SBE fifo on an FSI bus.
+ On-Chip Controller (OCC) on a POWER9 processor. However, this driver
+ can only run on a baseboard management controller (BMC) connected to
+ the P9, not the POWER processor itself. Communications with the OCC are
+ established through SBE fifo on an FSI bus.
This driver can also be built as a module. If so, the module will be
called occ-p9-hwmon.
--
2.7.4
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