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* [lm-sensors] [PATCH 5/8] k8temp: Documentation update
@ 2006-10-18 20:09 Greg KH
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From: Greg KH @ 2006-10-18 20:09 UTC (permalink / raw)
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From: Rudolf Marek <r.marek at assembler.cz>

Update the documentation for the k8temp driver.

Signed-off-by: Rudolf Marek <r.marek at assembler.cz>
Signed-off-by: Jean Delvare <khali at linux-fr.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh at suse.de>
---
 Documentation/hwmon/k8temp |   13 ++++++++-----
 MAINTAINERS                |    6 ++++++
 drivers/hwmon/Kconfig      |    6 ++++--
 3 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/k8temp b/Documentation/hwmon/k8temp
index bab445a..30d123b 100644
--- a/Documentation/hwmon/k8temp
+++ b/Documentation/hwmon/k8temp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Kernel driver k8temp
 ==========
 
 Supported chips:
-  * AMD K8 CPU
+  * AMD Athlon64/FX or Opteron CPUs
     Prefix: 'k8temp'
     Addresses scanned: PCI space
     Datasheet: http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/white_papers_and_tech_docs/32559.pdf
@@ -13,10 +13,13 @@ Contact: Rudolf Marek <r.marek at sh.cvut.c
 Description
 -----------
 
-This driver permits reading temperature sensor(s) embedded inside AMD K8 CPUs.
-Official documentation says that it works from revision F of K8 core, but
-in fact it seems to be implemented for all revisions of K8 except the first
-two revisions (SH-B0 and SH-B3).
+This driver permits reading temperature sensor(s) embedded inside AMD K8
+family CPUs (Athlon64/FX, Opteron). Official documentation says that it works
+from revision F of K8 core, but in fact it seems to be implemented for all
+revisions of K8 except the first two revisions (SH-B0 and SH-B3).
+
+Please note that you will need at least lm-sensors 2.10.1 for proper userspace
+support.
 
 There can be up to four temperature sensors inside single CPU. The driver
 will auto-detect the sensors and will display only temperatures from
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 5305dd6..595b34c 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -1668,6 +1668,12 @@ M:	sct at redhat.com, akpm at osdl.org
 L:	ext2-devel at lists.sourceforge.net
 S:	Maintained
 
+K8TEMP HARDWARE MONITORING DRIVER
+P:	Rudolf Marek
+M:	r.marek at assembler.cz
+L:	lm-sensors at lm-sensors.org
+S:	Maintained
+
 KCONFIG
 P:	Roman Zippel
 M:	zippel at linux-m68k.org
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/Kconfig b/drivers/hwmon/Kconfig
index e0dede7..e76d919 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/Kconfig
@@ -95,11 +95,13 @@ config SENSORS_ADM9240
 	  will be called adm9240.
 
 config SENSORS_K8TEMP
-	tristate "AMD K8 processor sensor"
+	tristate "AMD Athlon64/FX or Opteron temperature sensor"
 	depends on HWMON && X86 && PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
 	help
 	  If you say yes here you get support for the temperature
-	  sensor(s) inside your AMD K8 CPU.
+	  sensor(s) inside your CPU. Supported is whole AMD K8
+	  microarchitecture. Please note that you will need at least
+	  lm-sensors 2.10.1 for proper userspace support.
 
 	  This driver can also be built as a module.  If so, the module
 	  will be called k8temp.
-- 
1.4.2.4



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