On Sat, 28 May 2011 09:21:25 +0200, Hans de Goede wrote: > This patch adds a new driver for SMSC SCH5636 Super I/O chips. > The chips include an embedded microcontroller for hardware monitoring > solutions, allowing motherboard manufacturers to create their own custom > hwmon solution based upon the SCH5636. > > Currently the sch5636 driver only supports the Fujitsu Theseus SCH5636 based > hwmon solution. The sch5636 driver runs a sanity check on loading to ensure > it is dealing with a Fujitsu Theseus and not with another custom SCH5636 based > hwmon solution. > > Signed-off-by: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@xxxxxxxxxx> > --- > Documentation/hwmon/sch5636 | 31 +++ > drivers/hwmon/Kconfig | 15 ++ > drivers/hwmon/Makefile | 1 + > drivers/hwmon/sch5636.c | 539 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > drivers/hwmon/sch56xx-common.c | 4 + > 5 files changed, 590 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) > create mode 100644 Documentation/hwmon/sch5636 > create mode 100644 drivers/hwmon/sch5636.c > > diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/sch5636 b/Documentation/hwmon/sch5636 > new file mode 100644 > index 0000000..ac975a6 > --- /dev/null > +++ b/Documentation/hwmon/sch5636 > @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ > +Kernel driver sch5636 > +===================== > + > +Supported chips: > + * SMSC SCH5636 > + Prefix: 'sch5636' > + Addresses scanned: none, address read from Super I/O config space > + > +Author: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@xxxxxxxxxx> > + > + > +Description > +----------- > + > +SMSC SCH5636 Super I/O chips include an embedded microcontroller for > +hardware monitoring solutions, allowing motherboard manufacturers to create > +their own custom hwmon solution based upon the SCH5636. > + > +Currently the sch5636 driver only supports the Fujitsu Theseus SCH5636 based > +hwmon solution. The sch5636 driver runs a sanity check on loading to ensure > +it is dealing with a Fujitsu Theseus and not with another custom SCH5636 based > +hwmon solution. > + > +The Fujitsu Theseus can monitor up to 5 voltages, 8 fans and 16 > +temperatures. Note that the driver detects how many fan headers / > +temperature sensors are actually implemented on the motherboard, so you will > +likely see fewer temperature and fan inputs. > + > +An application note decribing the Theseus' registers, as well as an Spelling: describing. > +application note describing the protocol for communicating with the > +microcontroller is available upon request. Please mail me if you want a copy. Fixed the above myself, all the rest looks good, thanks for your contribution, applied. -- Jean Delvare _______________________________________________ lm-sensors mailing list lm-sensors@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.lm-sensors.org/mailman/listinfo/lm-sensors
