From cccfc9c4bb3c7888f8249b36e08d6e115238c613 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jean Delvare Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 22:17:21 +0100 Subject: hwmon: (it87) Validate auto pwm settings Before switching to automatic fan control mode, make sure that all the trip points make sense. Otherwise, the control loop could lead to weird fan behavior. Signed-off-by: Jean Delvare --- Documentation/hwmon/it87 | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) (limited to 'Documentation') diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/it87 b/Documentation/hwmon/it87 index 0083bd31735..8d08bf0d38e 100644 --- a/Documentation/hwmon/it87 +++ b/Documentation/hwmon/it87 @@ -177,3 +177,7 @@ 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. -- cgit v1.2.3-18-g5258