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author | Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> | 2008-06-16 11:28:04 +0200 |
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committer | Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> | 2008-06-16 11:28:04 +0200 |
commit | 7aaaec38fcd9ef3172e69f8c19f20113830a8498 (patch) | |
tree | b12a1c359ad53ae10601f77b3438bb27c3c8f337 /Documentation/hwmon/ibmaem | |
parent | 1ac97018169c5a13feaa90d9671f2d6ba2d9e86e (diff) | |
parent | 066519068ad2fbe98c7f45552b1f592903a9c8c8 (diff) |
Merge branch 'linus' into x86/kconfigtip-x86-kconfig-2008-06-16_09.28_Mon
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diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/ibmaem b/Documentation/hwmon/ibmaem new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..2fefaf582a43 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/hwmon/ibmaem @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +Kernel driver ibmaem +====================== + +Supported systems: + * Any recent IBM System X server with Active Energy Manager support. + This includes the x3350, x3550, x3650, x3655, x3755, x3850 M2, + x3950 M2, and certain HS2x/LS2x/QS2x blades. The IPMI host interface + driver ("ipmi-si") needs to be loaded for this driver to do anything. + Prefix: 'ibmaem' + Datasheet: Not available + +Author: Darrick J. Wong + +Description +----------- + +This driver implements sensor reading support for the energy and power +meters available on various IBM System X hardware through the BMC. All +sensor banks will be exported as platform devices; this driver can talk +to both v1 and v2 interfaces. This driver is completely separate from the +older ibmpex driver. + +The v1 AEM interface has a simple set of features to monitor energy use. +There is a register that displays an estimate of raw energy consumption +since the last BMC reset, and a power sensor that returns average power +use over a configurable interval. + +The v2 AEM interface is a bit more sophisticated, being able to present +a wider range of energy and power use registers, the power cap as +set by the AEM software, and temperature sensors. + +Special Features +---------------- + +The "power_cap" value displays the current system power cap, as set by +the Active Energy Manager software. Setting the power cap from the host +is not currently supported. |