linux/Documentation/hwmon/sch5636
Hans de Goede 312869ec93 hwmon: (sch56xx) Add support for the integrated watchdog (v2)
Add support for the watchdog integrated into the SMSC SCH5627 and
SCH5636 superio-s. Since the watchdog is part of the hwmon logical device
and thus shares ioports with it, the watchdog driver is integrated into the
existing hwmon drivers for these.

Note that this version of the watchdog support for sch56xx superio-s
implements the watchdog chardev interface itself, rather then relying on
the recently added watchdog core / watchdog_dev. This is done because
currently some needed functionality is missing from watchdog_dev, as soon
as this functionality is added (which is being discussed on the
linux-watchdog mailinglist), I'll convert this driver over to using
watchdog_dev.

Signed-off-by: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com>
[guenter.roeck@ericsson.com: Added missing linux/slab.h include]
Signed-off-by: Guenter Roeck <guenter.roeck@ericsson.com>
2012-03-20 06:42:05 -07:00

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Kernel driver sch5636
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Supported chips:
* SMSC SCH5636
Prefix: 'sch5636'
Addresses scanned: none, address read from Super I/O config space
Author: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com>
Description
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SMSC SCH5636 Super I/O chips include an embedded microcontroller for
hardware monitoring solutions, allowing motherboard manufacturers to create
their own custom hwmon solution based upon the SCH5636.
Currently the sch5636 driver only supports the Fujitsu Theseus SCH5636 based
hwmon solution. The sch5636 driver runs a sanity check on loading to ensure
it is dealing with a Fujitsu Theseus and not with another custom SCH5636 based
hwmon solution.
The Fujitsu Theseus can monitor up to 5 voltages, 8 fans and 16
temperatures. Note that the driver detects how many fan headers /
temperature sensors are actually implemented on the motherboard, so you will
likely see fewer temperature and fan inputs.
The Fujitsu Theseus hwmon solution also contains an integrated watchdog.
This watchdog is fully supported by the sch5636 driver.
An application note describing the Theseus' registers, as well as an
application note describing the protocol for communicating with the
microcontroller is available upon request. Please mail me if you want a copy.