linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] hwmon: (dell-smm) Improve documentation

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Message-ID: <20220727125952.GA734857@roeck-us.net>
Date:   Wed, 27 Jul 2022 05:59:52 -0700
From:   Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To:     Armin Wolf <W_Armin@....de>
Cc:     pali@...nel.org, jdelvare@...e.com, linux-hwmon@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] hwmon: (dell-smm) Improve documentation

On Wed, Jul 27, 2022 at 10:30:04AM +0200, Armin Wolf wrote:
> Notify users of this driver that each pwmX
> attribute controls fan number X, meaning that
> probing of pwm channels is unnecessary.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Armin Wolf <W_Armin@....de>

Applied.

Thanks,
Guenter

> ---
>  Documentation/hwmon/dell-smm-hwmon.rst | 3 +++
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> 
> --
> 2.30.2
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/dell-smm-hwmon.rst b/Documentation/hwmon/dell-smm-hwmon.rst
> index e5d85e40972c..d8f1d6859b96 100644
> --- a/Documentation/hwmon/dell-smm-hwmon.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/hwmon/dell-smm-hwmon.rst
> @@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ temp[1-10]_input                RO      Temperature reading in milli-degrees
>  temp[1-10]_label                RO      Temperature sensor label.
>  =============================== ======= =======================================
> 
> +Due to the nature of the SMM interface, each pwmX attribute controls
> +fan number X.
> +
>  Disabling automatic BIOS fan control
>  ------------------------------------