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authorArmin Wolf <W_Armin@gmx.de>2022-01-09 22:42:48 +0100
committerGuenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>2022-02-27 17:03:16 -0800
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Documentation: ABI: Add ABI file for legacy /proc/i8k interface
Add ABI file for informing remaining users of the deprecation of the legacy /proc/i8k interface. Signed-off-by: Armin Wolf <W_Armin@gmx.de> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220109214248.61759-4-W_Armin@gmx.de Signed-off-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>
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+What: /proc/i8k
+Date: November 2001
+KernelVersion: 2.4.14
+Contact: Pali Rohár <pali@kernel.org>
+Description: Legacy interface for getting/setting sensor information like
+ fan speed, temperature, serial number, hotkey status etc
+ on Dell Laptops.
+ Since the driver is now using the standard hwmon sysfs interface,
+ the procfs interface is deprecated.
+Users: https://github.com/vitorafsr/i8kutils