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| author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2010-01-11 09:45:55 -0800 |
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| committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2010-01-11 09:45:55 -0800 |
| commit | 6102c315d896fb020550fb2481613485872978f6 (patch) | |
| tree | d0afc2dca7492c65be45af869b5988053bd92f2d /Documentation | |
| parent | a29815a333c6c6e677294bbe5958e771d0aad3fd (diff) | |
| parent | 3dd3a156355e7e6bec0dc9a0bbb6eeecbd965d50 (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: Make PCI device ids constant
hwmon: (coretemp) Fix TjMax for Atom N450/D410/D510 CPUs
hwmon: (k10temp) Blacklist more family 10h processors
hwmon: (asus_atk0110) Add debugfs interface
hwmon: (asus_atk0110) Refactor interface probe code
hwmon: (adt7462) Fix pin 28 monitoring
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/hwmon/k10temp | 17 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/k10temp b/Documentation/hwmon/k10temp index a7a18d453a5..6526eee525a 100644 --- a/Documentation/hwmon/k10temp +++ b/Documentation/hwmon/k10temp @@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ Kernel driver k10temp Supported chips: * AMD Family 10h processors: - Socket F: Quad-Core/Six-Core/Embedded Opteron - Socket AM2+: Opteron, Phenom (II) X3/X4 + Socket F: Quad-Core/Six-Core/Embedded Opteron (but see below) + Socket AM2+: Quad-Core Opteron, Phenom (II) X3/X4, Athlon X2 (but see below) Socket AM3: Quad-Core Opteron, Athlon/Phenom II X2/X3/X4, Sempron II Socket S1G3: Athlon II, Sempron, Turion II * AMD Family 11h processors: @@ -36,10 +36,15 @@ Description This driver permits reading of the internal temperature sensor of AMD Family 10h and 11h processors. -All these processors have a sensor, but on older revisions of Family 10h -processors, the sensor may return inconsistent values (erratum 319). The -driver will refuse to load on these revisions unless you specify the -"force=1" module parameter. +All these processors have a sensor, but on those for Socket F or AM2+, +the sensor may return inconsistent values (erratum 319). The driver +will refuse to load on these revisions unless you specify the "force=1" +module parameter. + +Due to technical reasons, the driver can detect only the mainboard's +socket type, not the processor's actual capabilities. Therefore, if you +are using an AM3 processor on an AM2+ mainboard, you can safely use the +"force=1" parameter. There is one temperature measurement value, available as temp1_input in sysfs. It is measured in degrees Celsius with a resolution of 1/8th degree. |