linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/2] hwmon: Enhance the sysfs API for power meters.

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Message-ID: <20090725004328.20709.57712.stgit@elm3a70.beaverton.ibm.com>
Date:	Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:43:29 -0700
From:	"Darrick J. Wong" <djwong@...ibm.com>
To:	"Darrick J. Wong" <djwong@...ibm.com>, Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	lm-sensors <lm-sensors@...sensors.org>,
	linux-acpi <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
	Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@...el.com>
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] hwmon: Enhance the sysfs API for power meters.

Augment the documentation of the hwmon sysfs API to accomodate ACPI power
meters.

Signed-off-by: Darrick J. Wong <djwong@...ibm.com>
---
 Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface |   44 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)


diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface b/Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface
index dcbd502..e196701 100644
--- a/Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface
+++ b/Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface
@@ -357,6 +357,14 @@ power[1-*]_average_interval	Power use averaging interval
 				Unit: milliseconds
 				RW
 
+power[1-*]_average_interval_max	Maximum power use averaging interval
+				Unit: milliseconds
+				RO
+
+power[1-*]_average_interval_min	Minimum power use averaging interval
+				Unit: milliseconds
+				RO
+
 power[1-*]_average_highest	Historical average maximum power use
 				Unit: microWatt
 				RO
@@ -365,6 +373,16 @@ power[1-*]_average_lowest	Historical average minimum power use
 				Unit: microWatt
 				RO
 
+power[1-*]_average_max		A notification is sent when power use
+				rises above this value.
+				Unit: microWatt
+				RW
+
+power[1-*]_average_min		A notification is sent when power use
+				sinks below this value.
+				Unit: microWatt
+				RW
+
 power[1-*]_input		Instantaneous power use
 				Unit: microWatt
 				RO
@@ -381,6 +399,32 @@ power[1-*]_reset_history	Reset input_highest, input_lowest,
 				average_highest and average_lowest.
 				WO
 
+power[1-*]_accuracy		Accuracy of the power meter.
+				Unit: Percent
+				RO
+
+power[1-*]_alarm		1 if the system is drawing more power than the
+				cap allows; 0 otherwise.
+				RO
+
+power[1-*]_cap			If power use rises above this limit, the
+				system should take action to reduce power use.
+				Unit: microWatt
+				RW
+
+power[1-*]_cap_hyst		Margin of hysteresis built around capping and
+				notification.
+				Unit: microWatt
+				RW
+
+power[1-*]_cap_max		Maximum cap that can be set.
+				Unit: microWatt
+				RO
+
+power[1-*]_cap_min		Minimum cap that can be set.
+				Unit: microWatt
+				RO
+
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