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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2010-05-27 11:33:46 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2010-05-27 11:33:46 -0700
commitd1e0fe252e1c410164127b3000613afeaf47e49f (patch)
tree6848bbd6b64d4bb5e64bbd9a17598f3500719776 /Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface
parentcc106eb35ed4abea675bce0d8fe40a46ff0b4a72 (diff)
parent6d034059eef080a0cdda92b45baa18cb00a19835 (diff)
Merge branch 'hwmon-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jdelvare/staging
* 'hwmon-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jdelvare/staging: (23 commits) hwmon: (lm75) Add support for the Texas Instruments TMP105 hwmon: (ltc4245) Read only one GPIO pin hwmon: (dme1737) Add SCH5127 support hwmon: (tmp102) Don't always stop chip at exit hwmon: (tmp102) Fix suspend and resume functions hwmon: (tmp102) Various fixes hwmon: Driver for TI TMP102 temperature sensor hwmon: EMC1403 thermal sensor support hwmon: (applesmc) Add temperature sensor labels to sysfs interface hwmon: (applesmc) Add generic support for MacBook Pro 7 hwmon: (applesmc) Add generic support for MacBook Pro 6 hwmon: (applesmc) Add support for MacBook Pro 5,3 and 5,4 hwmon: (tmp401) Reorganize code to get rid of static forward declarations hwmon: (tmp401) Use constants for sysfs file permissions hwmon: (adm1031) Allow setting update rate hwmon: Add description of the update_rate sysfs attribute hwmon: (lm90) Use programmed update rate hwmon: (f71882fg) Acquire I/O regions while we're working with them hwmon: (f71882fg) Code cleanup hwmon: (f71882fg) Use strict_stro(l|ul) instead of simple_strto$1 ...
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@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ All entries (except name) are optional, and should only be created in a
given driver if the chip has the feature.
-********
-* Name *
-********
+*********************
+* Global attributes *
+*********************
name The chip name.
This should be a short, lowercase string, not containing
@@ -91,6 +91,13 @@ name The chip name.
I2C devices get this attribute created automatically.
RO
+update_rate The rate at which the chip will update readings.
+ Unit: millisecond
+ RW
+ Some devices have a variable update rate. This attribute
+ can be used to change the update rate to the desired
+ frequency.
+
************
* Voltages *