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diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/it87 b/Documentation/hwmon/it87 index f4ce1fdbeff..fe80e9adebf 100644 --- a/Documentation/hwmon/it87 +++ b/Documentation/hwmon/it87 @@ -2,28 +2,54 @@ Kernel driver it87 ================== Supported chips: + * IT8603E/IT8623E + Prefix: 'it8603' + Addresses scanned: from Super I/O config space (8 I/O ports) + Datasheet: Not publicly available * IT8705F Prefix: 'it87' Addresses scanned: from Super I/O config space (8 I/O ports) - Datasheet: Publicly available at the ITE website - http://www.ite.com.tw/ + Datasheet: Once publicly available at the ITE website, but no longer * IT8712F Prefix: 'it8712' Addresses scanned: from Super I/O config space (8 I/O ports) - Datasheet: Publicly available at the ITE website - http://www.ite.com.tw/ + Datasheet: Once publicly available at the ITE website, but no longer * IT8716F/IT8726F Prefix: 'it8716' Addresses scanned: from Super I/O config space (8 I/O ports) - Datasheet: Publicly available at the ITE website - http://www.ite.com.tw/product_info/file/pc/IT8716F_V0.3.ZIP - http://www.ite.com.tw/product_info/file/pc/IT8726F_V0.3.pdf + Datasheet: Once publicly available at the ITE website, but no longer * IT8718F Prefix: 'it8718' Addresses scanned: from Super I/O config space (8 I/O ports) - Datasheet: Publicly available at the ITE website - http://www.ite.com.tw/product_info/file/pc/IT8718F_V0.2.zip - http://www.ite.com.tw/product_info/file/pc/IT8718F_V0%203_(for%20C%20version).zip + Datasheet: Once publicly available at the ITE website, but no longer + * IT8720F + Prefix: 'it8720' + Addresses scanned: from Super I/O config space (8 I/O ports) + Datasheet: Not publicly available + * IT8721F/IT8758E + Prefix: 'it8721' + Addresses scanned: from Super I/O config space (8 I/O ports) + Datasheet: Not publicly available + * IT8728F + Prefix: 'it8728' + Addresses scanned: from Super I/O config space (8 I/O ports) + Datasheet: Not publicly available + * IT8771E + Prefix: 'it8771' + Addresses scanned: from Super I/O config space (8 I/O ports) + Datasheet: Not publicly available + * IT8772E + Prefix: 'it8772' + Addresses scanned: from Super I/O config space (8 I/O ports) + Datasheet: Not publicly available + * IT8782F + Prefix: 'it8782' + Addresses scanned: from Super I/O config space (8 I/O ports) + Datasheet: Not publicly available + * IT8783E/F + Prefix: 'it8783' + Addresses scanned: from Super I/O config space (8 I/O ports) + Datasheet: Not publicly available * SiS950 [clone of IT8705F] Prefix: 'it87' Addresses scanned: from Super I/O config space (8 I/O ports) @@ -31,7 +57,7 @@ Supported chips: Authors: Christophe Gauthron - Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org> + Jean Delvare <jdelvare@suse.de> Module Parameters @@ -57,7 +83,7 @@ Module Parameters Hardware Interfaces ------------------- -All the chips suported by this driver are LPC Super-I/O chips, accessed +All the chips supported by this driver are LPC Super-I/O chips, accessed through the LPC bus (ISA-like I/O ports). The IT8712F additionally has an SMBus interface to the hardware monitoring functions. This driver no longer supports this interface though, as it is slower and less reliable @@ -68,41 +94,49 @@ motherboard models. Description ----------- -This driver implements support for the IT8705F, IT8712F, IT8716F, -IT8718F, IT8726F and SiS950 chips. +This driver implements support for the IT8603E, IT8623E, IT8705F, IT8712F, +IT8716F, IT8718F, IT8720F, IT8721F, IT8726F, IT8728F, IT8758E, IT8771E, +IT8772E, IT8782F, IT8783E/F, and SiS950 chips. These chips are 'Super I/O chips', supporting floppy disks, infrared ports, joysticks and other miscellaneous stuff. For hardware monitoring, they include an 'environment controller' with 3 temperature sensors, 3 fan -rotation speed sensors, 8 voltage sensors, and associated alarms. +rotation speed sensors, 8 voltage sensors, associated alarms, and chassis +intrusion detection. The IT8712F and IT8716F additionally feature VID inputs, used to report the Vcore voltage of the processor. The early IT8712F have 5 VID pins, the IT8716F and late IT8712F have 6. They are shared with other functions though, so the functionality may not be available on a given system. -The driver dumbly assume it is there. -The IT8718F also features VID inputs (up to 8 pins) but the value is -stored in the Super-I/O configuration space. Due to technical limitations, +The IT8718F and IT8720F also features VID inputs (up to 8 pins) but the value +is stored in the Super-I/O configuration space. Due to technical limitations, this value can currently only be read once at initialization time, so the driver won't notice and report changes in the VID value. The two upper VID bits share their pins with voltage inputs (in5 and in6) so you can't have both on a given board. -The IT8716F, IT8718F and later IT8712F revisions have support for -2 additional fans. They are supported by the driver for the IT8716F and -IT8718F but not for the IT8712F +The IT8716F, IT8718F, IT8720F, IT8721F/IT8758E and later IT8712F revisions +have support for 2 additional fans. The additional fans are supported by the +driver. -The IT8716F and IT8718F, and late IT8712F and IT8705F also have optional -16-bit tachometer counters for fans 1 to 3. This is better (no more fan -clock divider mess) but not compatible with the older chips and -revisions. For now, the driver only uses the 16-bit mode on the -IT8716F and IT8718F. +The IT8716F, IT8718F, IT8720F, IT8721F/IT8758E, IT8782F, IT8783E/F, and late +IT8712F and IT8705F also have optional 16-bit tachometer counters for fans 1 to +3. This is better (no more fan clock divider mess) but not compatible with the +older chips and revisions. The 16-bit tachometer mode is enabled by the driver +when one of the above chips is detected. The IT8726F is just bit enhanced IT8716F with additional hardware for AMD power sequencing. Therefore the chip will appear as IT8716F to userspace applications. +The IT8728F, IT8771E, and IT8772E are considered compatible with the IT8721F, +until a datasheet becomes available (hopefully.) + +The IT8603E/IT8623E is a custom design, hardware monitoring part is similar to +IT8728F. It only supports 16-bit fan mode, the full speed mode of the +fan is not supported (value 0 of pwmX_enable). + Temperatures are measured in degrees Celsius. An alarm is triggered once when the Overtemperature Shutdown limit is crossed. @@ -119,9 +153,18 @@ alarm is triggered if the voltage has crossed a programmable minimum or maximum limit. Note that minimum in this case always means 'closest to zero'; this is important for negative voltage measurements. All voltage inputs can measure voltages between 0 and 4.08 volts, with a resolution of -0.016 volt. The battery voltage in8 does not have limit registers. - -The VID lines (IT8712F/IT8716F/IT8718F) encode the core voltage value: +0.016 volt (except IT8603E, IT8721F/IT8758E and IT8728F: 0.012 volt.) The +battery voltage in8 does not have limit registers. + +On the IT8603E, IT8721F/IT8758E, IT8782F, and IT8783E/F, some voltage inputs +are internal and scaled inside the chip: +* in3 (optional) +* in7 (optional for IT8782F and IT8783E/F) +* in8 (always) +* in9 (relevant for IT8603E only) +The driver handles this transparently so user-space doesn't have to care. + +The VID lines (IT8712F/IT8716F/IT8718F/IT8720F) encode the core voltage value: the voltage level your processor should work with. This is hardcoded by the mainboard and/or processor itself. It is a value in volts. @@ -132,13 +175,17 @@ registers are read whenever any data is read (unless it is less than 1.5 seconds since the last update). This means that you can easily miss once-only alarms. +Out-of-limit readings can also result in beeping, if the chip is properly +wired and configured. Beeping can be enabled or disabled per sensor type +(temperatures, voltages and fans.) + The IT87xx only updates its values each 1.5 seconds; reading it more often will do no harm, but will return 'old' values. -To change sensor N to a thermistor, 'echo 2 > tempN_type' where N is 1, 2, +To change sensor N to a thermistor, 'echo 4 > tempN_type' where N is 1, 2, or 3. To change sensor N to a thermal diode, 'echo 3 > tempN_type'. Give 0 for unused sensor. Any other value is invalid. To configure this at -startup, consult lm_sensors's /etc/sensors.conf. (2 = thermistor; +startup, consult lm_sensors's /etc/sensors.conf. (4 = thermistor; 3 = thermal diode) @@ -146,11 +193,48 @@ Fan speed control ----------------- The fan speed control features are limited to manual PWM mode. Automatic -"Smart Guardian" mode control handling is not implemented. However -if you want to go for "manual mode" just write 1 to pwmN_enable. +"Smart Guardian" mode control handling is only implemented for older chips +(see below.) However if you want to go for "manual mode" just write 1 to +pwmN_enable. If you are only able to control the fan speed with very small PWM values, try lowering the PWM base frequency (pwm1_freq). Depending on the fan, it may give you a somewhat greater control range. The same frequency is used to drive all fan outputs, which is why pwm2_freq and pwm3_freq are read-only. + + +Automatic fan speed control (old interface) +------------------------------------------- + +The driver supports the old interface to automatic fan speed control +which is implemented by IT8705F chips up to revision F and IT8712F +chips up to revision G. + +This interface implements 4 temperature vs. PWM output trip points. +The PWM output of trip point 4 is always the maximum value (fan running +at full speed) while the PWM output of the other 3 trip points can be +freely chosen. The temperature of all 4 trip points can be freely chosen. +Additionally, trip point 1 has an hysteresis temperature attached, to +prevent fast switching between fan on and off. + +The chip automatically computes the PWM output value based on the input +temperature, based on this simple rule: if the temperature value is +between trip point N and trip point N+1 then the PWM output value is +the one of trip point N. The automatic control mode is less flexible +than the manual control mode, but it reacts faster, is more robust and +doesn't use CPU cycles. + +Trip points must be set properly before switching to automatic fan speed +control mode. The driver will perform basic integrity checks before +actually switching to automatic control mode. + + +Temperature offset attributes +----------------------------- + +The driver supports temp[1-3]_offset sysfs attributes to adjust the reported +temperature for thermal diodes or diode-connected thermal transistors. +If a temperature sensor is configured for thermistors, the attribute values +are ignored. If the thermal sensor type is Intel PECI, the temperature offset +must be programmed to the critical CPU temperature. |