From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CD401C433EF for ; Mon, 7 Feb 2022 18:41:32 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S237141AbiBGSio (ORCPT ); Mon, 7 Feb 2022 13:38:44 -0500 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:56038 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S235439AbiBGShH (ORCPT ); Mon, 7 Feb 2022 13:37:07 -0500 Received: from mx-out.tlen.pl (mx-out.tlen.pl [193.222.135.148]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 89A0FC0401D9 for ; Mon, 7 Feb 2022 10:37:06 -0800 (PST) Received: (wp-smtpd smtp.tlen.pl 14155 invoked from network); 7 Feb 2022 19:30:24 +0100 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=o2.pl; s=1024a; t=1644258624; bh=0zcWeXpNBSlcuXMbQhaTETW+jrEMSoXxc604ZA0rADo=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject; b=sgTJpZL9tCTwz5VZBHCYJTe3YBWx9kesDr5AhR6YtNIgLkbojjvCd84A82nH0cC/u JppxomjhUStAkwEk3U9JcASLh2JEAFLzF3qVRP26S2oosl2YhgjbmSj47hS36C6m0/ or/z7qTaOu4PV0HrDRQoNHdjNrz1aRpSOgtM0cVs= Received: from aaem217.neoplus.adsl.tpnet.pl (HELO localhost.localdomain) (mat.jonczyk@o2.pl@[83.4.116.217]) (envelope-sender ) by smtp.tlen.pl (WP-SMTPD) with SMTP for ; 7 Feb 2022 19:30:24 +0100 From: =?UTF-8?q?Mateusz=20Jo=C5=84czyk?= To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, x86@kernel.org, linux-hwmon@vger.kernel.org Cc: =?UTF-8?q?Mateusz=20Jo=C5=84czyk?= , =?UTF-8?q?Pali=20Roh=C3=A1r?= , Jean Delvare , Guenter Roeck , Hans de Goede , Mark Gross Subject: [PATCH 2/2] dell-smm-hwmon: rewrite CONFIG_I8K description Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2022 19:29:40 +0100 Message-Id: <20220207182940.242838-2-mat.jonczyk@o2.pl> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.25.1 In-Reply-To: <20220207182940.242838-1-mat.jonczyk@o2.pl> References: <20220207182940.242838-1-mat.jonczyk@o2.pl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-WP-MailID: 798211090e6a0b49c177a6c4c0db5bbb X-WP-AV: skaner antywirusowy Poczty o2 X-WP-SPAM: NO 0000000 [UYMk] Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org It is not the laptops, but the /proc/i8k interface that is legacy. The old description was confusing, fix this. I'm not a native English speaker, so I'd like that someone proofread this description. Signed-off-by: Mateusz Jończyk Cc: Pali Rohár Cc: Jean Delvare Cc: Guenter Roeck Cc: Hans de Goede Cc: Mark Gross --- drivers/hwmon/Kconfig | 17 ++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/Kconfig b/drivers/hwmon/Kconfig index dd244aa747ad..8f9f41a9ef70 100644 --- a/drivers/hwmon/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/hwmon/Kconfig @@ -506,18 +506,17 @@ config SENSORS_DELL_SMM userspace interface for i8kutils package. config I8K - bool "Dell i8k legacy laptop support" + bool "Legacy /proc/i8k interface of Dell laptop SMM BIOS hwmon driver" depends on SENSORS_DELL_SMM help - This option enables legacy /proc/i8k userspace interface in hwmon - dell-smm-hwmon driver. Character file /proc/i8k reports bios version, - temperature and allows controlling fan speeds of Dell laptops via - System Management Mode. For old Dell laptops (like Dell Inspiron 8000) - it reports also power and hotkey status. For fan speed control is - needed userspace package i8kutils. + This option enables the legacy /proc/i8k userspace interface of the + dell-smm-hwmon driver. The character file /proc/i8k exposes the BIOS + version, temperatures and allows control of fan speeds of some Dell + laptops. Sometimes, it reports also power and hotkey status. - Say Y if you intend to run this kernel on old Dell laptops or want to - use userspace package i8kutils. + This interface is required to run programs from the i8kutils package. + + Say Y if you intend to run userspace programs that use this interface. Say N otherwise. config SENSORS_DA9052_ADC -- 2.25.1