This patch adds description to explain the TDP reporting mechanism of fam15h_power driver.
Signed-off-by: Huang Rui <ray.hu...@amd.com> --- Documentation/hwmon/fam15h_power | 10 +++++++++- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/fam15h_power b/Documentation/hwmon/fam15h_power index e2b1b69..42bf04e 100644 --- a/Documentation/hwmon/fam15h_power +++ b/Documentation/hwmon/fam15h_power @@ -10,14 +10,22 @@ Supported chips: Datasheets: BIOS and Kernel Developer's Guide (BKDG) For AMD Family 15h Processors BIOS and Kernel Developer's Guide (BKDG) For AMD Family 16h Processors + AMD64 Architecture Programmer's Manual Volume 2: System Programming Author: Andreas Herrmann <herrmann.der.u...@googlemail.com> Description ----------- +1) Processor TDP (Thermal design power) + +Given a fixed frequency and voltage, the power consumption of a +processor varies based on the workload being executed. Derated power +is the power consumed when running a specific application. Thermal +design power (TDP) is an example of derated power. + This driver permits reading of registers providing power information -of AMD Family 15h and 16h processors. +of AMD Family 15h and 16h processors via TDP algorithm. For AMD Family 15h and 16h processors the following power values can be calculated using different processor northbridge function -- 1.9.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
