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hwmon: enhance the sysfs API for power meters
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hwmon-enhance-the-sysfs-api-for-power-meters.patch
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Subject: hwmon: enhance the sysfs API for power meters
From: "Darrick J. Wong" <djwong@xxxxxxxxxx>
Augment the documentation of the hwmon sysfs API to accomodate ACPI power
meters and the current desired behavior of power capping hardware drivers.
Signed-off-by: Darrick J. Wong <djwong@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Pavel Machek <pavel@xxxxxx>
Cc: Len Brown <len.brown@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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diff -puN Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface~hwmon-enhance-the-sysfs-api-for-power-meters Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface
--- a/Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface~hwmon-enhance-the-sysfs-api-for-power-meters
+++ a/Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface
@@ -353,10 +353,20 @@ power[1-*]_average Average power use
Unit: microWatt
RO
-power[1-*]_average_interval Power use averaging interval
+power[1-*]_average_interval Power use averaging interval. A poll
+ notification is sent to this file if the
+ hardware changes the averaging interval.
Unit: milliseconds
RW
+power[1-*]_average_interval_max Maximum power use averaging interval
+ Unit: milliseconds
+ RO
+
+power[1-*]_average_interval_min Minimum power use averaging interval
+ Unit: milliseconds
+ RO
+
power[1-*]_average_highest Historical average maximum power use
Unit: microWatt
RO
@@ -365,6 +375,18 @@ power[1-*]_average_lowest Historical ave
Unit: microWatt
RO
+power[1-*]_average_max A poll notification is sent to
+ power[1-*]_average when power use
+ rises above this value.
+ Unit: microWatt
+ RW
+
+power[1-*]_average_min A poll notification is sent to
+ power[1-*]_average when power use
+ sinks below this value.
+ Unit: microWatt
+ RW
+
power[1-*]_input Instantaneous power use
Unit: microWatt
RO
@@ -381,6 +403,39 @@ power[1-*]_reset_history Reset input_hig
average_highest and average_lowest.
WO
+power[1-*]_accuracy Accuracy of the power meter.
+ Unit: Percent
+ RO
+
+power[1-*]_alarm 1 if the system is drawing more power than the
+ cap allows; 0 otherwise. A poll notification is
+ sent to this file when the power use exceeds the
+ cap. This file only appears if the cap is known
+ to be enforced by hardware.
+ RO
+
+power[1-*]_cap If power use rises above this limit, the
+ system should take action to reduce power use.
+ A poll notification is sent to this file if the
+ cap is changed by the hardware. The *_cap
+ files only appear if the cap is known to be
+ enforced by hardware.
+ Unit: microWatt
+ RW
+
+power[1-*]_cap_hyst Margin of hysteresis built around capping and
+ notification.
+ Unit: microWatt
+ RW
+
+power[1-*]_cap_max Maximum cap that can be set.
+ Unit: microWatt
+ RO
+
+power[1-*]_cap_min Minimum cap that can be set.
+ Unit: microWatt
+ RO
+
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Patches currently in -mm which might be from djwong@xxxxxxxxxx are
linux-next.patch
hwmon-enhance-the-sysfs-api-for-power-meters.patch
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