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| author | David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> | 2010-01-23 00:31:06 -0800 |
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| committer | David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> | 2010-01-23 00:31:06 -0800 |
| commit | 51c24aaacaea90c8e87f1dec75a2ac7622b593f8 (patch) | |
| tree | 9f54936c87764bef75e97395cb56b7d1e0df24c6 /Documentation/hwmon/k10temp | |
| parent | 4276e47e2d1c85a2477caf0d22b91c4f2377fba8 (diff) | |
| parent | 6be325719b3e54624397e413efd4b33a997e55a3 (diff) | |
| download | linux-51c24aaacaea90c8e87f1dec75a2ac7622b593f8.tar.bz2 | |
Merge branch 'master' of master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6
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diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/k10temp b/Documentation/hwmon/k10temp index a7a18d453a51..6526eee525a6 100644 --- a/Documentation/hwmon/k10temp +++ b/Documentation/hwmon/k10temp @@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ Kernel driver k10temp Supported chips: * AMD Family 10h processors: - Socket F: Quad-Core/Six-Core/Embedded Opteron - Socket AM2+: Opteron, Phenom (II) X3/X4 + Socket F: Quad-Core/Six-Core/Embedded Opteron (but see below) + Socket AM2+: Quad-Core Opteron, Phenom (II) X3/X4, Athlon X2 (but see below) Socket AM3: Quad-Core Opteron, Athlon/Phenom II X2/X3/X4, Sempron II Socket S1G3: Athlon II, Sempron, Turion II * AMD Family 11h processors: @@ -36,10 +36,15 @@ Description This driver permits reading of the internal temperature sensor of AMD Family 10h and 11h processors. -All these processors have a sensor, but on older revisions of Family 10h -processors, the sensor may return inconsistent values (erratum 319). The -driver will refuse to load on these revisions unless you specify the -"force=1" module parameter. +All these processors have a sensor, but on those for Socket F or AM2+, +the sensor may return inconsistent values (erratum 319). The driver +will refuse to load on these revisions unless you specify the "force=1" +module parameter. + +Due to technical reasons, the driver can detect only the mainboard's +socket type, not the processor's actual capabilities. Therefore, if you +are using an AM3 processor on an AM2+ mainboard, you can safely use the +"force=1" parameter. There is one temperature measurement value, available as temp1_input in sysfs. It is measured in degrees Celsius with a resolution of 1/8th degree. |