X-Git-Url: https://git.openpandora.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2Fhwmon%2Fjc42;h=a22ecf48f255c24220eec21cb1769e29c5db11c7;hb=5818fcc8bd1b27af4d40b8357b91a56cc3fae6a4;hp=0e76ef12e4c60d996fde89cef341f5dc05163160;hpb=67cb40560940ba36de22d66f0d5d8efe235c8bb1;p=pandora-kernel.git diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/jc42 b/Documentation/hwmon/jc42 index 0e76ef12e4c6..a22ecf48f255 100644 --- a/Documentation/hwmon/jc42 +++ b/Documentation/hwmon/jc42 @@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ Supported chips: * JEDEC JC 42.4 compliant temperature sensor chips Prefix: 'jc42' Addresses scanned: I2C 0x18 - 0x1f - Datasheet: - + Datasheet: + http://www.jedec.org/sites/default/files/docs/4_01_04R19.pdf Author: Guenter Roeck @@ -60,7 +61,11 @@ Author: Description ----------- -This driver implements support for JEDEC JC 42.4 compliant temperature sensors. +This driver implements support for JEDEC JC 42.4 compliant temperature sensors, +which are used on many DDR3 memory modules for mobile devices and servers. Some +systems use the sensor to prevent memory overheating by automatically throttling +the memory controller. + The driver auto-detects the chips listed above, but can be manually instantiated to support other JC 42.4 compliant chips. @@ -81,15 +86,19 @@ limits. The chip supports only a single register to configure the hysteresis, which applies to all limits. This register can be written by writing into temp1_crit_hyst. Other hysteresis attributes are read-only. +If the BIOS has configured the sensor for automatic temperature management, it +is likely that it has locked the registers, i.e., that the temperature limits +cannot be changed. + Sysfs entries ------------- temp1_input Temperature (RO) -temp1_min Minimum temperature (RW) -temp1_max Maximum temperature (RW) -temp1_crit Critical high temperature (RW) +temp1_min Minimum temperature (RO or RW) +temp1_max Maximum temperature (RO or RW) +temp1_crit Critical high temperature (RO or RW) -temp1_crit_hyst Critical hysteresis temperature (RW) +temp1_crit_hyst Critical hysteresis temperature (RO or RW) temp1_max_hyst Maximum hysteresis temperature (RO) temp1_min_alarm Temperature low alarm