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-rw-r--r--Documentation/cpu-freq/index.txt10
-rw-r--r--Documentation/hwmon/adt747318
-rw-r--r--Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface12
-rw-r--r--Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt55
-rw-r--r--Documentation/laptops/acer-wmi.txt28
5 files changed, 66 insertions, 57 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/cpu-freq/index.txt b/Documentation/cpu-freq/index.txt
index ffdb5323df3..3d0b915035b 100644
--- a/Documentation/cpu-freq/index.txt
+++ b/Documentation/cpu-freq/index.txt
@@ -35,11 +35,9 @@ Mailing List
------------
There is a CPU frequency changing CVS commit and general list where
you can report bugs, problems or submit patches. To post a message,
-send an email to cpufreq@lists.linux.org.uk, to subscribe go to
-http://lists.linux.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/cpufreq. Previous post to the
-mailing list are available to subscribers at
-http://lists.linux.org.uk/mailman/private/cpufreq/.
-
+send an email to cpufreq@vger.kernel.org, to subscribe go to
+http://vger.kernel.org/vger-lists.html#cpufreq and follow the
+instructions there.
Links
-----
@@ -50,7 +48,7 @@ how to access the CVS repository:
* http://cvs.arm.linux.org.uk/
the CPUFreq Mailing list:
-* http://lists.linux.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/cpufreq
+* http://vger.kernel.org/vger-lists.html#cpufreq
Clock and voltage scaling for the SA-1100:
* http://www.lartmaker.nl/projects/scaling
diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/adt7473 b/Documentation/hwmon/adt7473
index 2126de34c71..1cbf671822e 100644
--- a/Documentation/hwmon/adt7473
+++ b/Documentation/hwmon/adt7473
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ Description
This driver implements support for the Analog Devices ADT7473 chip family.
-The LM85 uses the 2-wire interface compatible with the SMBUS 2.0
+The ADT7473 uses the 2-wire interface compatible with the SMBUS 2.0
specification. Using an analog to digital converter it measures three (3)
-temperatures and two (2) voltages. It has three (3) 16-bit counters for
+temperatures and two (2) voltages. It has four (4) 16-bit counters for
measuring fan speed. There are three (3) PWM outputs that can be used
to control fan speed.
A sophisticated control system for the PWM outputs is designed into the
-LM85 that allows fan speed to be adjusted automatically based on any of the
+ADT7473 that allows fan speed to be adjusted automatically based on any of the
three temperature sensors. Each PWM output is individually adjustable and
programmable. Once configured, the ADT7473 will adjust the PWM outputs in
response to the measured temperatures without further host intervention.
@@ -46,14 +46,6 @@ from the raw value to get the temperature value.
The Analog Devices datasheet is very detailed and describes a procedure for
determining an optimal configuration for the automatic PWM control.
-Hardware Configurations
------------------------
-
-The ADT7473 chips have an optional SMBALERT output that can be used to
-signal the chipset in case a limit is exceeded or the temperature sensors
-fail. Individual sensor interrupts can be masked so they won't trigger
-SMBALERT. The SMBALERT output if configured replaces the PWM2 function.
-
Configuration Notes
-------------------
@@ -61,8 +53,8 @@ Besides standard interfaces driver adds the following:
* PWM Control
-* pwm#_auto_point1_pwm and pwm#_auto_point1_temp and
-* pwm#_auto_point2_pwm and pwm#_auto_point2_temp -
+* pwm#_auto_point1_pwm and temp#_auto_point1_temp and
+* pwm#_auto_point2_pwm and temp#_auto_point2_temp -
point1: Set the pwm speed at a lower temperature bound.
point2: Set the pwm speed at a higher temperature bound.
diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface b/Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface
index 2d845730d4e..6dbfd5efd99 100644
--- a/Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface
+++ b/Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface
@@ -329,6 +329,10 @@ power[1-*]_average Average power use
Unit: microWatt
RO
+power[1-*]_average_interval Power use averaging interval
+ Unit: milliseconds
+ RW
+
power[1-*]_average_highest Historical average maximum power use
Unit: microWatt
RO
@@ -354,6 +358,14 @@ power[1-*]_reset_history Reset input_highest, input_lowest,
WO
**********
+* Energy *
+**********
+
+energy[1-*]_input Cumulative energy use
+ Unit: microJoule
+ RO
+
+**********
* Alarms *
**********
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 1150444a21a..99cf83fd694 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -217,20 +217,47 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
acpi.debug_level= [HW,ACPI]
Format: <int>
Each bit of the <int> indicates an ACPI debug level,
- 1: enable, 0: disable. It is useful for boot time
- debugging. After system has booted up, it can be set
- via /sys/module/acpi/parameters/debug_level.
- CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUG must be enabled for this to produce any output.
- Available bits (add the numbers together) to enable different
- debug output levels of the ACPI subsystem:
- 0x01 error 0x02 warn 0x04 init 0x08 debug object
- 0x10 info 0x20 init names 0x40 parse 0x80 load
- 0x100 dispatch 0x200 execute 0x400 names 0x800 operation region
- 0x1000 bfield 0x2000 tables 0x4000 values 0x8000 objects
- 0x10000 resources 0x20000 user requests 0x40000 package.
- The number can be in decimal or prefixed with 0x in hex.
- Warning: Many of these options can produce a lot of
- output and make your system unusable. Be very careful.
+ which corresponds to the level in an ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT
+ statement. After system has booted up, this mask
+ can be set via /sys/module/acpi/parameters/debug_level.
+
+ CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUG must be enabled for this to produce
+ any output. The number can be in decimal or prefixed
+ with 0x in hex. Some of these options produce so much
+ output that the system is unusable.
+
+ The following global components are defined by the
+ ACPI CA:
+ 0x01 error
+ 0x02 warn
+ 0x04 init
+ 0x08 debug object
+ 0x10 info
+ 0x20 init names
+ 0x40 parse
+ 0x80 load
+ 0x100 dispatch
+ 0x200 execute
+ 0x400 names
+ 0x800 operation region
+ 0x1000 bfield
+ 0x2000 tables
+ 0x4000 values
+ 0x8000 objects
+ 0x10000 resources
+ 0x20000 user requests
+ 0x40000 package
+ The number can be in decimal or prefixed with 0x in hex.
+ Warning: Many of these options can produce a lot of
+ output and make your system unusable. Be very careful.
+
+ acpi.power_nocheck= [HW,ACPI]
+ Format: 1/0 enable/disable the check of power state.
+ On some bogus BIOS the _PSC object/_STA object of
+ power resource can't return the correct device power
+ state. In such case it is unneccessary to check its
+ power state again in power transition.
+ 1 : disable the power state check
acpi_pm_good [X86-32,X86-64]
Override the pmtimer bug detection: force the kernel
diff --git a/Documentation/laptops/acer-wmi.txt b/Documentation/laptops/acer-wmi.txt
index 69b5dd4e5a5..2b3a6b5260b 100644
--- a/Documentation/laptops/acer-wmi.txt
+++ b/Documentation/laptops/acer-wmi.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
Acer Laptop WMI Extras Driver
http://code.google.com/p/aceracpi
-Version 0.1
-9th February 2008
+Version 0.2
+18th August 2008
Copyright 2007-2008 Carlos Corbacho <carlos@strangeworlds.co.uk>
@@ -87,17 +87,7 @@ acer-wmi come with built-in wireless. However, should you feel so inclined to
ever wish to remove the card, or swap it out at some point, please get in touch
with me, as we may well be able to gain some data on wireless card detection.
-To read the status of the wireless radio (0=off, 1=on):
-cat /sys/devices/platform/acer-wmi/wireless
-
-To enable the wireless radio:
-echo 1 > /sys/devices/platform/acer-wmi/wireless
-
-To disable the wireless radio:
-echo 0 > /sys/devices/platform/acer-wmi/wireless
-
-To set the state of the wireless radio when loading acer-wmi, pass:
-wireless=X (where X is 0 or 1)
+The wireless radio is exposed through rfkill.
Bluetooth
*********
@@ -117,17 +107,7 @@ For the adventurously minded - if you want to buy an internal bluetooth
module off the internet that is compatible with your laptop and fit it, then
it will work just fine with acer-wmi.
-To read the status of the bluetooth module (0=off, 1=on):
-cat /sys/devices/platform/acer-wmi/wireless
-
-To enable the bluetooth module:
-echo 1 > /sys/devices/platform/acer-wmi/bluetooth
-
-To disable the bluetooth module:
-echo 0 > /sys/devices/platform/acer-wmi/bluetooth
-
-To set the state of the bluetooth module when loading acer-wmi, pass:
-bluetooth=X (where X is 0 or 1)
+Bluetooth is exposed through rfkill.
3G
**