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diff --git a/Documentation/thermal/sysfs-api.txt b/Documentation/thermal/sysfs-api.txt index ed419d6c8dec..efc3f3d293c4 100644 --- a/Documentation/thermal/sysfs-api.txt +++ b/Documentation/thermal/sysfs-api.txt @@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ temperature) and throttle appropriate devices. 1.1.2 void thermal_zone_device_unregister(struct thermal_zone_device *tz) This interface function removes the thermal zone device. - It deletes the corresponding entry form /sys/class/thermal folder and - unbind all the thermal cooling devices it uses. + It deletes the corresponding entry from /sys/class/thermal folder and + unbinds all the thermal cooling devices it uses. 1.1.3 struct thermal_zone_device *thermal_zone_of_sensor_register( struct device *dev, int sensor_id, void *data, @@ -146,32 +146,32 @@ temperature) and throttle appropriate devices. This interface function adds a new thermal cooling device (fan/processor/...) to /sys/class/thermal/ folder as cooling_device[0-*]. It tries to bind itself - to all the thermal zone devices register at the same time. + to all the thermal zone devices registered at the same time. name: the cooling device name. devdata: device private data. ops: thermal cooling devices call-backs. .get_max_state: get the Maximum throttle state of the cooling device. - .get_cur_state: get the Current throttle state of the cooling device. + .get_cur_state: get the Currently requested throttle state of the cooling device. .set_cur_state: set the Current throttle state of the cooling device. 1.2.2 void thermal_cooling_device_unregister(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev) - This interface function remove the thermal cooling device. - It deletes the corresponding entry form /sys/class/thermal folder and - unbind itself from all the thermal zone devices using it. + This interface function removes the thermal cooling device. + It deletes the corresponding entry from /sys/class/thermal folder and + unbinds itself from all the thermal zone devices using it. 1.3 interface for binding a thermal zone device with a thermal cooling device 1.3.1 int thermal_zone_bind_cooling_device(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int trip, struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev, unsigned long upper, unsigned long lower, unsigned int weight); - This interface function bind a thermal cooling device to the certain trip + This interface function binds a thermal cooling device to a particular trip point of a thermal zone device. This function is usually called in the thermal zone device .bind callback. tz: the thermal zone device cdev: thermal cooling device - trip: indicates which trip point the cooling devices is associated with - in this thermal zone. + trip: indicates which trip point in this thermal zone the cooling device + is associated with. upper:the Maximum cooling state for this trip point. THERMAL_NO_LIMIT means no upper limit, and the cooling device can be in max_state. @@ -184,13 +184,13 @@ temperature) and throttle appropriate devices. 1.3.2 int thermal_zone_unbind_cooling_device(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int trip, struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev); - This interface function unbind a thermal cooling device from the certain + This interface function unbinds a thermal cooling device from a particular trip point of a thermal zone device. This function is usually called in the thermal zone device .unbind callback. tz: the thermal zone device cdev: thermal cooling device - trip: indicates which trip point the cooling devices is associated with - in this thermal zone. + trip: indicates which trip point in this thermal zone the cooling device + is associated with. 1.4 Thermal Zone Parameters 1.4.1 struct thermal_bind_params @@ -210,13 +210,13 @@ temperature) and throttle appropriate devices. this thermal zone and cdev, for a particular trip point. If nth bit is set, then the cdev and thermal zone are bound for trip point n. - .limits: This is an array of cooling state limits. Must have exactly - 2 * thermal_zone.number_of_trip_points. It is an array consisting - of tuples <lower-state upper-state> of state limits. Each trip - will be associated with one state limit tuple when binding. - A NULL pointer means <THERMAL_NO_LIMITS THERMAL_NO_LIMITS> - on all trips. These limits are used when binding a cdev to a - trip point. + .binding_limits: This is an array of cooling state limits. Must have + exactly 2 * thermal_zone.number_of_trip_points. It is an + array consisting of tuples <lower-state upper-state> of + state limits. Each trip will be associated with one state + limit tuple when binding. A NULL pointer means + <THERMAL_NO_LIMITS THERMAL_NO_LIMITS> on all trips. + These limits are used when binding a cdev to a trip point. .match: This call back returns success(0) if the 'tz and cdev' need to be bound, as per platform data. 1.4.2 struct thermal_zone_params @@ -351,8 +351,8 @@ cdev[0-*] RO, Optional cdev[0-*]_trip_point - The trip point with which cdev[0-*] is associated in this thermal - zone; -1 means the cooling device is not associated with any trip + The trip point in this thermal zone which cdev[0-*] is associated + with; -1 means the cooling device is not associated with any trip point. RO, Optional |