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-rw-r--r--Documentation/hwmon/it878
-rw-r--r--Documentation/hwmon/lm9047
-rw-r--r--Documentation/hwmon/smsc47b3978
-rw-r--r--Documentation/hwmon/smsc47m17
-rw-r--r--Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface3
-rw-r--r--Documentation/hwmon/via686a17
6 files changed, 76 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/it87 b/Documentation/hwmon/it87
index 0d0195040d8..7f42e441c64 100644
--- a/Documentation/hwmon/it87
+++ b/Documentation/hwmon/it87
@@ -4,18 +4,18 @@ Kernel driver it87
Supported chips:
* IT8705F
Prefix: 'it87'
- Addresses scanned: from Super I/O config space, or default ISA 0x290 (8 I/O ports)
+ Addresses scanned: from Super I/O config space (8 I/O ports)
Datasheet: Publicly available at the ITE website
http://www.ite.com.tw/
* IT8712F
Prefix: 'it8712'
Addresses scanned: I2C 0x28 - 0x2f
- from Super I/O config space, or default ISA 0x290 (8 I/O ports)
+ from Super I/O config space (8 I/O ports)
Datasheet: Publicly available at the ITE website
http://www.ite.com.tw/
* SiS950 [clone of IT8705F]
- Prefix: 'sis950'
- Addresses scanned: from Super I/O config space, or default ISA 0x290 (8 I/O ports)
+ Prefix: 'it87'
+ Addresses scanned: from Super I/O config space (8 I/O ports)
Datasheet: No longer be available
Author: Christophe Gauthron <chrisg@0-in.com>
diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/lm90 b/Documentation/hwmon/lm90
index 2c4cf39471f..438cb24cee5 100644
--- a/Documentation/hwmon/lm90
+++ b/Documentation/hwmon/lm90
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ Supported chips:
http://www.national.com/pf/LM/LM86.html
* Analog Devices ADM1032
Prefix: 'adm1032'
- Addresses scanned: I2C 0x4c
+ Addresses scanned: I2C 0x4c and 0x4d
Datasheet: Publicly available at the Analog Devices website
- http://products.analog.com/products/info.asp?product=ADM1032
+ http://www.analog.com/en/prod/0,2877,ADM1032,00.html
* Analog Devices ADT7461
Prefix: 'adt7461'
- Addresses scanned: I2C 0x4c
+ Addresses scanned: I2C 0x4c and 0x4d
Datasheet: Publicly available at the Analog Devices website
- http://products.analog.com/products/info.asp?product=ADT7461
+ http://www.analog.com/en/prod/0,2877,ADT7461,00.html
Note: Only if in ADM1032 compatibility mode
* Maxim MAX6657
Prefix: 'max6657'
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ increased resolution of the remote temperature measurement.
The different chipsets of the family are not strictly identical, although
very similar. This driver doesn't handle any specific feature for now,
-but could if there ever was a need for it. For reference, here comes a
-non-exhaustive list of specific features:
+with the exception of SMBus PEC. For reference, here comes a non-exhaustive
+list of specific features:
LM90:
* Filter and alert configuration register at 0xBF.
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ ADM1032:
* Conversion averaging.
* Up to 64 conversions/s.
* ALERT is triggered by open remote sensor.
+ * SMBus PEC support for Write Byte and Receive Byte transactions.
ADT7461
* Extended temperature range (breaks compatibility)
@@ -119,3 +120,37 @@ The lm90 driver will not update its values more frequently than every
other second; reading them more often will do no harm, but will return
'old' values.
+PEC Support
+-----------
+
+The ADM1032 is the only chip of the family which supports PEC. It does
+not support PEC on all transactions though, so some care must be taken.
+
+When reading a register value, the PEC byte is computed and sent by the
+ADM1032 chip. However, in the case of a combined transaction (SMBus Read
+Byte), the ADM1032 computes the CRC value over only the second half of
+the message rather than its entirety, because it thinks the first half
+of the message belongs to a different transaction. As a result, the CRC
+value differs from what the SMBus master expects, and all reads fail.
+
+For this reason, the lm90 driver will enable PEC for the ADM1032 only if
+the bus supports the SMBus Send Byte and Receive Byte transaction types.
+These transactions will be used to read register values, instead of
+SMBus Read Byte, and PEC will work properly.
+
+Additionally, the ADM1032 doesn't support SMBus Send Byte with PEC.
+Instead, it will try to write the PEC value to the register (because the
+SMBus Send Byte transaction with PEC is similar to a Write Byte transaction
+without PEC), which is not what we want. Thus, PEC is explicitely disabled
+on SMBus Send Byte transactions in the lm90 driver.
+
+PEC on byte data transactions represents a significant increase in bandwidth
+usage (+33% for writes, +25% for reads) in normal conditions. With the need
+to use two SMBus transaction for reads, this overhead jumps to +50%. Worse,
+two transactions will typically mean twice as much delay waiting for
+transaction completion, effectively doubling the register cache refresh time.
+I guess reliability comes at a price, but it's quite expensive this time.
+
+So, as not everyone might enjoy the slowdown, PEC can be disabled through
+sysfs. Just write 0 to the "pec" file and PEC will be disabled. Write 1
+to that file to enable PEC again.
diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/smsc47b397 b/Documentation/hwmon/smsc47b397
index da9d80c9643..20682f15ae4 100644
--- a/Documentation/hwmon/smsc47b397
+++ b/Documentation/hwmon/smsc47b397
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Kernel driver smsc47b397
Supported chips:
* SMSC LPC47B397-NC
+ * SMSC SCH5307-NS
Prefix: 'smsc47b397'
Addresses scanned: none, address read from Super I/O config space
Datasheet: In this file
@@ -12,11 +13,14 @@ Authors: Mark M. Hoffman <mhoffman@lightlink.com>
November 23, 2004
-The following specification describes the SMSC LPC47B397-NC sensor chip
+The following specification describes the SMSC LPC47B397-NC[1] sensor chip
(for which there is no public datasheet available). This document was
provided by Craig Kelly (In-Store Broadcast Network) and edited/corrected
by Mark M. Hoffman <mhoffman@lightlink.com>.
+[1] And SMSC SCH5307-NS, which has a different device ID but is otherwise
+compatible.
+
* * * * *
Methods for detecting the HP SIO and reading the thermal data on a dc7100.
@@ -127,7 +131,7 @@ OUT DX,AL
The registers of interest for identifying the SIO on the dc7100 are Device ID
(0x20) and Device Rev (0x21).
-The Device ID will read 0X6F
+The Device ID will read 0x6F (for SCH5307-NS, 0x81)
The Device Rev currently reads 0x01
Obtaining the HWM Base Address.
diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/smsc47m1 b/Documentation/hwmon/smsc47m1
index 34e6478c142..c15bbe68264 100644
--- a/Documentation/hwmon/smsc47m1
+++ b/Documentation/hwmon/smsc47m1
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ Supported chips:
http://www.smsc.com/main/datasheets/47m14x.pdf
http://www.smsc.com/main/tools/discontinued/47m15x.pdf
http://www.smsc.com/main/datasheets/47m192.pdf
+ * SMSC LPC47M997
+ Addresses scanned: none, address read from Super I/O config space
+ Prefix: 'smsc47m1'
+ Datasheet: none
Authors:
Mark D. Studebaker <mdsxyz123@yahoo.com>,
@@ -30,6 +34,9 @@ The 47M15x and 47M192 chips contain a full 'hardware monitoring block'
in addition to the fan monitoring and control. The hardware monitoring
block is not supported by the driver.
+No documentation is available for the 47M997, but it has the same device
+ID as the 47M15x and 47M192 chips and seems to be compatible.
+
Fan rotation speeds are reported in RPM (rotations per minute). An alarm is
triggered if the rotation speed has dropped below a programmable limit. Fan
readings can be divided by a programmable divider (1, 2, 4 or 8) to give
diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface b/Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface
index 346400519d0..764cdc5480e 100644
--- a/Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface
+++ b/Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface
@@ -272,3 +272,6 @@ beep_mask Bitmask for beep.
eeprom Raw EEPROM data in binary form.
Read only.
+
+pec Enable or disable PEC (SMBus only)
+ Read/Write
diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/via686a b/Documentation/hwmon/via686a
index b82014cb7c5..a936fb3824b 100644
--- a/Documentation/hwmon/via686a
+++ b/Documentation/hwmon/via686a
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ Authors:
Module Parameters
-----------------
-force_addr=0xaddr Set the I/O base address. Useful for Asus A7V boards
- that don't set the address in the BIOS. Does not do a
+force_addr=0xaddr Set the I/O base address. Useful for boards that
+ don't set the address in the BIOS. Look for a BIOS
+ upgrade before resorting to this. Does not do a
PCI force; the via686a must still be present in lspci.
Don't use this unless the driver complains that the
base address is not set.
@@ -63,3 +64,15 @@ miss once-only alarms.
The driver only updates its values each 1.5 seconds; reading it more often
will do no harm, but will return 'old' values.
+
+Known Issues
+------------
+
+This driver handles sensors integrated in some VIA south bridges. It is
+possible that a motherboard maker used a VT82C686A/B chip as part of a
+product design but was not interested in its hardware monitoring features,
+in which case the sensor inputs will not be wired. This is the case of
+the Asus K7V, A7V and A7V133 motherboards, to name only a few of them.
+So, if you need the force_addr parameter, and end up with values which
+don't seem to make any sense, don't look any further: your chip is simply
+not wired for hardware monitoring.