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hwmon: (fam15h_power) Add documentation for new processors support

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This patch updates description of fam15h_power driver, its scope is
extended to family 16h processsors.

Signed-off-by: Huang Rui <ray.huang@amd.com>
Signed-off-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>
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Huang Rui 2015-08-27 16:07:37 +08:00 committed by Guenter Roeck
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@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ Kernel driver fam15h_power
Supported chips: Supported chips:
* AMD Family 15h Processors * AMD Family 15h Processors
* AMD Family 16h Processors
Prefix: 'fam15h_power' Prefix: 'fam15h_power'
Addresses scanned: PCI space Addresses scanned: PCI space
Datasheets: Datasheets:
BIOS and Kernel Developer's Guide (BKDG) For AMD Family 15h Processors BIOS and Kernel Developer's Guide (BKDG) For AMD Family 15h Processors
(not yet published) BIOS and Kernel Developer's Guide (BKDG) For AMD Family 16h Processors
Author: Andreas Herrmann <herrmann.der.user@googlemail.com> Author: Andreas Herrmann <herrmann.der.user@googlemail.com>
@ -16,10 +17,11 @@ Description
----------- -----------
This driver permits reading of registers providing power information This driver permits reading of registers providing power information
of AMD Family 15h processors. of AMD Family 15h and 16h processors.
For AMD Family 15h processors the following power values can be For AMD Family 15h and 16h processors the following power values can
calculated using different processor northbridge function registers: be calculated using different processor northbridge function
registers:
* BasePwrWatts: Specifies in watts the maximum amount of power * BasePwrWatts: Specifies in watts the maximum amount of power
consumed by the processor for NB and logic external to the core. consumed by the processor for NB and logic external to the core.