On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 12:06:08AM +0200, Arnaud Ebalard wrote: > > Signed-off-by: Arnaud Ebalard <arno@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > --- > Documentation/hwmon/g762 | 67 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 67 insertions(+) > create mode 100644 Documentation/hwmon/g762 > > diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/g762 b/Documentation/hwmon/g762 > new file mode 100644 > index 0000000..5015829 > --- /dev/null > +++ b/Documentation/hwmon/g762 > @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ > +Kernel driver g762 > +================== > + > +This documentation is based on G760a one, GMT G762 datasheet available G760a ? If this refers to Documentation/hwmon/g760a, I think it is just confusing. > +at http://natisbad.org/NAS/ref/GMT_EDS-762_763-080710-0.2.pdf (used > +for the development of the driver) and sysfs bindings described in I would hope that you used the data sheet for the driver ;), but that information does not add much if any value here. I would suggest to drop it. Just point to the data sheet. > +Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface. > + > +The GMT G762 Fan Speed PWM Controller is connected directly to a fan > +and performs closed-loop or open-loop control of the fan speed. Two > +modes - PWM or linear - are supported by the device. > + > +The following entries are available to the user in a subdirectory of > +/sys/bus/i2c/drivers/g762/ to control the operation of the device. > +This can be done manually using the following entries but is usually > +done via a userland daemon like fancontrol. > + > +Note that those entries do not provide ways to setup the specific > +hardware characteristics of the system (reference clock, pulses per > +fan revolution, ...); Those can be modified via devicetree bindings > +documented in Documentation/devicetree/bindings/hwmon/g762.txt. > + > + > + fan1_target: set desired fan speed. This only makes sense in closed-loop > + fan speed control (i.e. when pwm1_enable is set to 2). > + > + fan1_input: provide current fan rotation value in RPM as reported by > + the fan to the device. > + > + fan1_div: fan clock divisor. Supported value are 1, 2, 4 and 8. Default > + value is 1. > + > + fan1_gear_mode: fan gear mode. Supported values are 0, 1 and 2. Default > + value is 0. The value is a characteristic of the system > + and a higher value can be set for more precisely control > + fans with a high rotation speed. Note that this affects the > + measurable speed range, not the read value. > + This attribute no longer exists. > + fan1_fault: reports fan failure, i.e. no transition on fan gear pin for > + about 0.7s (if the fan is not voluntarily set off). > + > + fan1_alarm: in closed-loop control mode, if fan RPM value is 25% out > + of the programmed value for over 6 seconds 'fan1_alarm' is > + set to 1. > + > + pwm1: get or set PWM fan control value. This is an integer value > + between 0 and 255. 0 stops the fan, 255 makes it run at > + full speed. > + > + pwm1_enable: set current fan speed control mode i.e. 1 for manual fan > + speed control (open-loop), 2 for automatic fan speed control > + (closed-loop). > + > + pwm1_mode: set or get fan driving mode: 1 for PWM mode, 0 for linear > + mode. Default is linear mode. > + > + > +In PWM mode ('pwm1_mode' set to 1), the fan speed is programmed either by > +setting a value between 0 and 255 via 'pwm1' entry (0 stops the fan, 255 > +makes it run at full speed). This can also be done by passing the > +expected RPM value via 'fan1_target'. Current fan speed value can be > +retrieved via 'fan1_input'. This fan speed value is computed based on > +the parameters associated with the physical characteristics of the > +system: a reference clock source frequency, a number of pulses per fan > +revolution, etc. > + > +Note that the driver will update its values at most once per second. > -- > 1.7.10.4 > > _______________________________________________ lm-sensors mailing list lm-sensors@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.lm-sensors.org/mailman/listinfo/lm-sensors
