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Add some documentation about the f71882fg driver, and update the Kconfig documentation to report the new supported models. Signed-off-by: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>
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Kernel driver f71882fg | ||
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Supported chips: | ||
* Fintek F71882FG and F71883FG | ||
Prefix: 'f71882fg' | ||
Addresses scanned: none, address read from Super I/O config space | ||
Datasheet: Available from the Fintek website | ||
* Fintek F71862FG and F71863FG | ||
Prefix: 'f71862fg' | ||
Addresses scanned: none, address read from Super I/O config space | ||
Datasheet: Available from the Fintek website | ||
* Fintek F8000 | ||
Prefix: 'f8000' | ||
Addresses scanned: none, address read from Super I/O config space | ||
Datasheet: Not public | ||
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Author: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com> | ||
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Description | ||
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Fintek F718xxFG/F8000 Super I/O chips include complete hardware monitoring | ||
capabilities. They can monitor up to 9 voltages (3 for the F8000), 4 fans and | ||
3 temperature sensors. | ||
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These chips also have fan controlling features, using either DC or PWM, in | ||
three different modes (one manual, two automatic). | ||
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The driver assumes that no more than one chip is present, which seems | ||
reasonable. | ||
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Monitoring | ||
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The Voltage, Fan and Temperature Monitoring uses the standard sysfs | ||
interface as documented in sysfs-interface, without any exceptions. | ||
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Fan Control | ||
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Both PWM (pulse-width modulation) and DC fan speed control methods are | ||
supported. The right one to use depends on external circuitry on the | ||
motherboard, so the driver assumes that the BIOS set the method | ||
properly. | ||
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There are 2 modes to specify the speed of the fan, PWM duty cycle (or DC | ||
voltage) mode, where 0-100% duty cycle (0-100% of 12V) is specified. And RPM | ||
mode where the actual RPM of the fan (as measured) is controlled and the speed | ||
gets specified as 0-100% of the fan#_full_speed file. | ||
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Since both modes work in a 0-100% (mapped to 0-255) scale, there isn't a | ||
whole lot of a difference when modifying fan control settings. The only | ||
important difference is that in RPM mode the 0-100% controls the fan speed | ||
between 0-100% of fan#_full_speed. It is assumed that if the BIOS programs | ||
RPM mode, it will also set fan#_full_speed properly, if it does not then | ||
fan control will not work properly, unless you set a sane fan#_full_speed | ||
value yourself. | ||
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Switching between these modes requires re-initializing a whole bunch of | ||
registers, so the mode which the BIOS has set is kept. The mode is | ||
printed when loading the driver. | ||
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Three different fan control modes are supported; the mode number is written | ||
to the pwm#_enable file. Note that not all modes are supported on all | ||
chips, and some modes may only be available in RPM / PWM mode on the F8000. | ||
Writing an unsupported mode will result in an invalid parameter error. | ||
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* 1: Manual mode | ||
You ask for a specific PWM duty cycle / DC voltage or a specific % of | ||
fan#_full_speed by writing to the pwm# file. This mode is only | ||
available on the F8000 if the fan channel is in RPM mode. | ||
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* 2: Normal auto mode | ||
You can define a number of temperature/fan speed trip points, which % the | ||
fan should run at at this temp and which temp a fan should follow using the | ||
standard sysfs interface. The number and type of trip points is chip | ||
depended, see which files are available in sysfs. | ||
Fan/PWM channel 3 of the F8000 is always in this mode! | ||
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* 3: Thermostat mode (Only available on the F8000 when in duty cycle mode) | ||
The fan speed is regulated to keep the temp the fan is mapped to between | ||
temp#_auto_point2_temp and temp#_auto_point3_temp. | ||
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Both of the automatic modes require that pwm1 corresponds to fan1, pwm2 to | ||
fan2 and pwm3 to fan3. |
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