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diff --git a/Documentation/thermal/exynos_thermal_emulation b/Documentation/thermal/exynos_thermal_emulation index 36a3e79c1203..b15efec6ca28 100644 --- a/Documentation/thermal/exynos_thermal_emulation +++ b/Documentation/thermal/exynos_thermal_emulation @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ When it's enabled, sysfs node will be created as The sysfs node, 'emul_node', will contain value 0 for the initial state. When you input any temperature you want to update to sysfs node, it automatically enable emulation mode and current temperature will be changed into it. -(Exynos also supports user changable delay time which would be used to delay of +(Exynos also supports user changeable delay time which would be used to delay of changing temperature. However, this node only uses same delay of real sensing time, 938us.) Exynos emulation mode requires synchronous of value changing and enabling. It means when you diff --git a/Documentation/thermal/x86_pkg_temperature_thermal b/Documentation/thermal/x86_pkg_temperature_thermal new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..17a3a4c0a0ca --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/thermal/x86_pkg_temperature_thermal @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +Kernel driver: x86_pkg_temp_thermal +=================== + +Supported chips: +* x86: with package level thermal management +(Verify using: CPUID.06H:EAX[bit 6] =1) + +Authors: Srinivas Pandruvada <srinivas.pandruvada@linux.intel.com> + +Reference +--- +Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer’s Manual (Jan, 2013): +Chapter 14.6: PACKAGE LEVEL THERMAL MANAGEMENT + +Description +--------- + +This driver register CPU digital temperature package level sensor as a thermal +zone with maximum two user mode configurable trip points. Number of trip points +depends on the capability of the package. Once the trip point is violated, +user mode can receive notification via thermal notification mechanism and can +take any action to control temperature. + + +Threshold management +-------------------- +Each package will register as a thermal zone under /sys/class/thermal. +Example: +/sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone1 + +This contains two trip points: +- trip_point_0_temp +- trip_point_1_temp + +User can set any temperature between 0 to TJ-Max temperature. Temperature units +are in milli-degree Celsius. Refer to "Documentation/thermal/sysfs-api.txt" for +thermal sys-fs details. + +Any value other than 0 in these trip points, can trigger thermal notifications. +Setting 0, stops sending thermal notifications. + +Thermal notifications: To get kobject-uevent notifications, set the thermal zone +policy to "user_space". For example: echo -n "user_space" > policy + + + + |