linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 3/3] hwmon (occ): Add more details to Kconfig help text

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Date:   Tue, 16 Apr 2019 15:54:28 +0000
From:   Eddie James <eajames@...ux.ibm.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-hwmon@...r.kernel.org, linux@...ck-us.net, jdelvare@...e.com,
        andrew@...id.au, mine260309@...il.com,
        Eddie James <eajames@...ux.ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 3/3] hwmon (occ): Add more details to Kconfig help text

The help text needs to spell out how the driver runs on a BMC, as it
previously seemed to indicate it ran on a POWER processor.

Signed-off-by: Eddie James <eajames@...ux.ibm.com>
---
Changes since v1: fix Signed-off-by; git config got mixed up.

 drivers/hwmon/occ/Kconfig | 12 ++++++++----
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/occ/Kconfig b/drivers/hwmon/occ/Kconfig
index 2a3869f..1658634 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/occ/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/occ/Kconfig
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ config SENSORS_OCC_P8_I2C
 	select SENSORS_OCC
 	help
 	 This option enables support for monitoring sensors provided by the
-	 On-Chip Controller (OCC) on a POWER8 processor. Communications with
-	 the OCC are established through I2C bus.
+	 On-Chip Controller (OCC) on a POWER8 processor. However, this driver
+	 can only run on a baseboard management controller (BMC) connected to
+	 the P8, not the POWER processor itself. Communications with the OCC are
+	 established through I2C bus.
 
 	 This driver can also be built as a module. If so, the module will be
 	 called occ-p8-hwmon.
@@ -22,8 +24,10 @@ config SENSORS_OCC_P9_SBE
 	select SENSORS_OCC
 	help
 	 This option enables support for monitoring sensors provided by the
-	 On-Chip Controller (OCC) on a POWER9 processor. Communications with
-	 the OCC are established through SBE fifo on an FSI bus.
+	 On-Chip Controller (OCC) on a POWER9 processor. However, this driver
+	 can only run on a baseboard management controller (BMC) connected to
+	 the P9, not the POWER processor itself. Communications with the OCC are
+	 established through SBE fifo on an FSI bus.
 
 	 This driver can also be built as a module. If so, the module will be
 	 called occ-p9-hwmon.
-- 
2.7.4