On Wed, Oct 08, 2008 at 01:09:59PM +0200, Jean Delvare wrote: > > +This chip has 4 clock outputs--a base clock for the CPU (which is likely > > +multiplied to get the real CPU clock), a system clock, a PCI clock, a USB > > +clock, and a reference clock. The driver reports selected and actual > > +frequency. If spread spectrum mode is enabled, the driver also reports by what > > +percent the clock signal is being spread, which should be between 0 and -0.5%. > > +All frequencies are reported in KHz. > > + > > +The ICS932S401 monitors all inputs continuously. The driver will not read > > +the registers more often than once every other second. > > I fail to see how this has anything to do with hardware monitoring. This driver enables users to monitor the clock generator chips on the motherboard. Not a traditional hwmon chip in the temp/volt/fan sense, I agree, but it's been useful for me when I want to confirm that clock rates are what they're supposed to be. It's also helpful to know whether or not spread spectrum is enabled if the CPU clock is a few tenths of a % below what I think it should be. (Yes you can over/underclock by writing to this chip, but someone else can do that; I don't recommend it.) --D
