Quoting Jean Delvare <khali at linux-fr.org>: > > > Let's compare with the ADM030 which has: > > > 1* a temperature over which the fan starts spinning; > > > 2* a range of temperature after Tmin for which the fan has variable > > > PWM (this is another way to define Tmax); > > > 4* a PWM value for 1*; > > > > Actually, the (4*) item, when in automatic mode, define the minimum > > speed at which the fan will rotate. Even if Temp < (1*) > > This doesn't match the graph page 12 of the ADM1030-A datasheet. If I > read it correctly, PWM (4*) applies if (1*) - 5 < T < (1*). OK, just read back, it's clear. Sorry. > > > I would just add a file to activate the automatic mode. (It is not > > activated by default.) > > fan1_auto_enable? > > > and to select on which temp channel the automatic mode > > reacts. (temp1, temp2, temp3 or max value of the three.) > > I don't know if IT87 or Winbond chips can select that. I guess that > "fan1_auto_temp_channel" would be a correct name? > > Note that I don't have strong opinions on the names except that they > must be standardized and self-expressive. The more important (and > difficult) problem is to ensure that all known chips (and it possible > future ones) will fit into the chose interface. > > -- > Jean Delvare > http://www.ensicaen.ismra.fr/~delvare/ > > -- ------------------------------------------------- Alexandre d'ALTON alex at alexdalton.org
