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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@woody.linux-foundation.org>2007-05-08 12:07:28 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@woody.linux-foundation.org>2007-05-08 12:07:28 -0700
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Merge branch 'hwmon-for-linus' of git://jdelvare.pck.nerim.net/jdelvare-2.6
* 'hwmon-for-linus' of git://jdelvare.pck.nerim.net/jdelvare-2.6: (32 commits) Use menuconfig objects - hwmon hwmon/smsc47b397: Use dynamic sysfs callbacks hwmon/smsc47b397: Convert to a platform driver hwmon/w83781d: Deprecate W83627HF support hwmon/w83781d: Use dynamic sysfs callbacks hwmon/w83781d: Be less i2c_client-centric hwmon/w83781d: Clean up conversion macros hwmon/w83781d: No longer use i2c-isa hwmon/ams: Do not print error on systems without apple motion sensor hwmon/ams: Fix I2C read retry logic hwmon: New AD7416, AD7417 and AD7418 driver hwmon/coretemp: Add documentation hwmon: New coretemp driver i386: Use functions from library in msr driver i386: Add safe variants of rdmsr_on_cpu and wrmsr_on_cpu hwmon/lm75: Use dynamic sysfs callbacks hwmon/lm78: Use dynamic sysfs callbacks hwmon/lm78: Be less i2c_client-centric hwmon/lm78: No longer use i2c-isa hwmon: New max6650 driver ...
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+Kernel driver coretemp
+======================
+
+Supported chips:
+ * All Intel Core family
+ Prefix: 'coretemp'
+ CPUID: family 0x6, models 0xe, 0xf
+ Datasheet: Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual
+ Volume 3A: System Programming Guide
+
+Author: Rudolf Marek
+
+Description
+-----------
+
+This driver permits reading temperature sensor embedded inside Intel Core CPU.
+Temperature is measured in degrees Celsius and measurement resolution is
+1 degree C. Valid temperatures are from 0 to TjMax degrees C, because
+the actual value of temperature register is in fact a delta from TjMax.
+
+Temperature known as TjMax is the maximum junction temperature of processor.
+Intel defines this temperature as 85C or 100C. At this temperature, protection
+mechanism will perform actions to forcibly cool down the processor. Alarm
+may be raised, if the temperature grows enough (more than TjMax) to trigger
+the Out-Of-Spec bit. Following table summarizes the exported sysfs files:
+
+temp1_input - Core temperature (in millidegrees Celsius).
+temp1_crit - Maximum junction temperature (in millidegrees Celsius).
+temp1_crit_alarm - Set when Out-of-spec bit is set, never clears.
+ Correct CPU operation is no longer guaranteed.
+temp1_label - Contains string "Core X", where X is processor
+ number.
+
+The TjMax temperature is set to 85 degrees C if undocumented model specific
+register (UMSR) 0xee has bit 30 set. If not the TjMax is 100 degrees C as
+(sometimes) documented in processor datasheet.