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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/admin-guide/acpi/cppc_sysfs.rst | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/admin-guide/acpi/dsdt-override.rst | 13 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/admin-guide/acpi/fan_performance_states.rst | 28 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/admin-guide/acpi/index.rst | 1 |
4 files changed, 30 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/acpi/cppc_sysfs.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/acpi/cppc_sysfs.rst index fccf22114e85..e53d76365aa7 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/acpi/cppc_sysfs.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/acpi/cppc_sysfs.rst @@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ Collaborative Processor Performance Control (CPPC) ================================================== +.. _cppc_sysfs: + CPPC ==== diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/acpi/dsdt-override.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/acpi/dsdt-override.rst deleted file mode 100644 index 50bd7f194bf4..000000000000 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/acpi/dsdt-override.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,13 +0,0 @@ -.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 - -=============== -Overriding DSDT -=============== - -Linux supports a method of overriding the BIOS DSDT: - -CONFIG_ACPI_CUSTOM_DSDT - builds the image into the kernel. - -When to use this method is described in detail on the -Linux/ACPI home page: -https://01.org/linux-acpi/documentation/overriding-dsdt diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/acpi/fan_performance_states.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/acpi/fan_performance_states.rst index 98fe5c333121..b9e4b4d146c1 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/acpi/fan_performance_states.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/acpi/fan_performance_states.rst @@ -60,3 +60,31 @@ For example:: When a given field is not populated or its value provided by the platform firmware is invalid, the "not-defined" string is shown instead of the value. + +ACPI Fan Fine Grain Control +============================= + +When _FIF object specifies support for fine grain control, then fan speed +can be set from 0 to 100% with the recommended minimum "step size" via +_FSL object. User can adjust fan speed using thermal sysfs cooling device. + +Here use can look at fan performance states for a reference speed (speed_rpm) +and set it by changing cooling device cur_state. If the fine grain control +is supported then user can also adjust to some other speeds which are +not defined in the performance states. + +The support of fine grain control is presented via sysfs attribute +"fine_grain_control". If fine grain control is present, this attribute +will show "1" otherwise "0". + +This sysfs attribute is presented in the same directory as performance states. + +ACPI Fan Performance Feedback +============================= + +The optional _FST object provides status information for the fan device. +This includes field to provide current fan speed in revolutions per minute +at which the fan is rotating. + +This speed is presented in the sysfs using the attribute "fan_speed_rpm", +in the same directory as performance states. diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/acpi/index.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/acpi/index.rst index 71277689ad97..b078fdb8f4c9 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/acpi/index.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/acpi/index.rst @@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ the Linux ACPI support. :maxdepth: 1 initrd_table_override - dsdt-override ssdt-overlays cppc_sysfs fan_performance_states |