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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2011-05-25 16:52:50 -0700 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2011-05-25 16:52:50 -0700 |
commit | 0c63e38a129e7b1f625c6112439a4efc87b1635c (patch) | |
tree | bde880587c6a1da9eee2d44d3036b56e0d557f07 /Documentation/hwmon/fam15h_power | |
parent | 0798b1dbfbd9ff2a370c5968c5f0621ef0075fe0 (diff) | |
parent | b0b349a85d3df00a40a8bd398e4a151fd8e91bbe (diff) |
Merge branch 'hwmon-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jdelvare/staging
* 'hwmon-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jdelvare/staging:
hwmon: New driver for the SMSC EMC6W201
hwmon: (abituguru) Depend on DMI
hwmon: (it87) Use request_muxed_region
hwmon: (sch5627) Trigger Vbat measurements
hwmon: (sch5627) Add sch5627_send_cmd function
i8k: Integrate with the hwmon subsystem
hwmon: (max6650) Properly support the MAX6650
hwmon: (max6650) Drop device detection
Move ACPI power meter driver to hwmon
hwmon: (f71882fg) Add support for F71808A
hwmon: (f71882fg) Split has_beep in fan_has_beep and temp_has_beep
hwmon: (asc7621) Drop duplicate dependency
hwmon: (jc42) Change detection class
hwmon: Add driver for AMD family 15h processor power information
hwmon: (k10temp) Add support for Fam15h (Bulldozer)
hwmon: Use helper functions to set and get driver data
i8k: Avoid lahf in 64-bit code
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/hwmon/fam15h_power')
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diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/fam15h_power b/Documentation/hwmon/fam15h_power new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..a92918e0bd6 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/hwmon/fam15h_power @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +Kernel driver fam15h_power +========================== + +Supported chips: +* AMD Family 15h Processors + + Prefix: 'fam15h_power' + Addresses scanned: PCI space + Datasheets: + BIOS and Kernel Developer's Guide (BKDG) For AMD Family 15h Processors + (not yet published) + +Author: Andreas Herrmann <andreas.herrmann3@amd.com> + +Description +----------- + +This driver permits reading of registers providing power information +of AMD Family 15h processors. + +For AMD Family 15h processors the following power values can be +calculated using different processor northbridge function registers: + +* BasePwrWatts: Specifies in watts the maximum amount of power + consumed by the processor for NB and logic external to the core. +* ProcessorPwrWatts: Specifies in watts the maximum amount of power + the processor can support. +* CurrPwrWatts: Specifies in watts the current amount of power being + consumed by the processor. + +This driver provides ProcessorPwrWatts and CurrPwrWatts: +* power1_crit (ProcessorPwrWatts) +* power1_input (CurrPwrWatts) + +On multi-node processors the calculated value is for the entire +package and not for a single node. Thus the driver creates sysfs +attributes only for internal node0 of a multi-node processor. |