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author | Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+samsung@kernel.org> | 2019-04-17 12:46:29 +0300 |
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committer | Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> | 2019-04-17 20:37:23 +0300 |
commit | 7ebd8b66dd9e5a0b65e5ee5e2b8e7ca382ec97b7 (patch) | |
tree | 9db30159bd32bec125c7d49e80a79bb7c4da0c8e /Documentation/hwmon/sch5627.rst | |
parent | b04f2f7d387b3160883c2a1f5e2285483a791e82 (diff) | |
download | linux-7ebd8b66dd9e5a0b65e5ee5e2b8e7ca382ec97b7.tar.xz |
docs: hwmon: Add an index file and rename docs to *.rst
Now that all files were converted to ReST format, rename them
and add an index.
Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+samsung@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>
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diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/sch5627.rst b/Documentation/hwmon/sch5627.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..187682e99114 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/hwmon/sch5627.rst @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +Kernel driver sch5627 +===================== + +Supported chips: + + * SMSC SCH5627 + + Prefix: 'sch5627' + + Addresses scanned: none, address read from Super I/O config space + + Datasheet: Application Note available upon request + +Author: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com> + + +Description +----------- + +SMSC SCH5627 Super I/O chips include complete hardware monitoring +capabilities. They can monitor up to 5 voltages, 4 fans and 8 temperatures. + +The SMSC SCH5627 hardware monitoring part also contains an integrated +watchdog. In order for this watchdog to function some motherboard specific +initialization most be done by the BIOS, so if the watchdog is not enabled +by the BIOS the sch5627 driver will not register a watchdog device. + +The hardware monitoring part of the SMSC SCH5627 is accessed by talking +through an embedded microcontroller. An application note describing the +protocol for communicating with the microcontroller is available upon +request. Please mail me if you want a copy. |