Signed-off-by: Eugene Shalygin <eugene.shalygin@xxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/hwmon/asus_ec_sensors.rst | 52 +++++++++++++++++++++ Documentation/hwmon/asus_wmi_ec_sensors.rst | 38 --------------- 2 files changed, 52 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-) create mode 100644 Documentation/hwmon/asus_ec_sensors.rst delete mode 100644 Documentation/hwmon/asus_wmi_ec_sensors.rst diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/asus_ec_sensors.rst b/Documentation/hwmon/asus_ec_sensors.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..b12ac7ebeb1a --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/hwmon/asus_ec_sensors.rst @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later + +Kernel driver asus_ec_sensors +================================= + +Supported boards: + * PRIME X570-PRO, + * Pro WS X570-ACE, + * ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO, + * ROG CROSSHAIR VIII FORMULA, + * ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO, + * ROG CROSSHAIR VIII IMPACT, + * ROG STRIX B550-E GAMING, + * ROG STRIX B550-I GAMING, + * ROG STRIX X570-E GAMING, + * ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING, + * ROG STRIX X570-I GAMING + +Authors: + - Eugene Shalygin <eugene.shalygin@xxxxxxxxx> + +Description: +------------ +ASUS mainboards publish hardware monitoring information via Super I/O +chip and the ACPI embedded controller (EC) registers. Some of the sensors +are only available via the EC. + +The driver is aware of and reads the following sensors: + +1. Chipset (PCH) temperature +2. CPU package temperature +3. Motherboard temperature +4. Readings from the T_Sensor header +5. VRM temperature +6. CPU_Opt fan RPM +7. VRM heatsink fan RPM +8. Chipset fan RPM +9. Readings from the "Water flow meter" header (RPM) +10. Readings from the "Water In" and "Water Out" temperature headers +11. CPU current + +Sensor values are read from EC registers, and to avoid race with the board +firmware the driver acquires ACPI mutex, the one used by the WMI when its +methods access the EC. + +Module Parameters +----------------- + * mutex_path: string + The driver holds path to the ACPI mutex for each board (actually, + the path is mostly identical for them). If ASUS changes this path + in a future BIOS update, this parameter can be used to override + the stored in the driver value until it gets updated. diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/asus_wmi_ec_sensors.rst b/Documentation/hwmon/asus_wmi_ec_sensors.rst deleted file mode 100644 index 1b287f229e86..000000000000 --- a/Documentation/hwmon/asus_wmi_ec_sensors.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,38 +0,0 @@ -.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later - -Kernel driver asus_wmi_ec_sensors -================================= - -Supported boards: - * PRIME X570-PRO, - * Pro WS X570-ACE, - * ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO, - * ROG CROSSHAIR VIII FORMULA, - * ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO, - * ROG STRIX B550-E GAMING, - * ROG STRIX B550-I GAMING, - * ROG STRIX X570-E GAMING. - -Authors: - - Eugene Shalygin <eugene.shalygin@xxxxxxxxx> - -Description: ------------- -ASUS mainboards publish hardware monitoring information via Super I/O -chip and the ACPI embedded controller (EC) registers. Some of the sensors -are only available via the EC. - -ASUS WMI interface provides a method (BREC) to read data from EC registers, -which is utilized by this driver to publish those sensor readings to the -HWMON system. The driver is aware of and reads the following sensors: - -1. Chipset (PCH) temperature -2. CPU package temperature -3. Motherboard temperature -4. Readings from the T_Sensor header -5. VRM temperature -6. CPU_Opt fan RPM -7. Chipset fan RPM -8. Readings from the "Water flow meter" header (RPM) -9. Readings from the "Water In" and "Water Out" temperature headers -10. CPU current -- 2.34.1
