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| author | Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@gmail.com> | 2015-05-14 13:16:37 +0200 |
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| committer | Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> | 2015-05-24 12:48:12 -0700 |
| commit | 039ae58503f3349157a852c2cd5555a630f0bfaf (patch) | |
| tree | f11693717d17ba82c4ae7bcae552aafdcd32076c /arch/x86/Kconfig | |
| parent | a5afba16c641dc1dda837cfc32dea1e37666d31a (diff) | |
hwmon: Allow to compile dell-smm-hwmon driver without /proc/i8k
This patch splits CONFIG_I8K compile option to SENSORS_DELL_SMM and CONFIG_I8K.
Option SENSORS_DELL_SMM is now used to enable compilation of dell-smm-hwmon
driver and old CONFIG_I8K option to enable /proc/i8k interface in driver.
So this change allows to compile dell-smm-hwmon driver without legacy /proc/i8k
interface which is needed only for old Dell Inspirion models or for userspace
i8kutils package.
For backward compatibility when CONFIG_I8K is enabled then also SENSORS_DELL_SMM
is enabled and so driver dell-smm-hwmon (with /proc/i8k) is compiled.
Signed-off-by: Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'arch/x86/Kconfig')
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/Kconfig | 25 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig index 226d5696e1d1..7b756b337926 100644 --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig @@ -1055,24 +1055,19 @@ config TOSHIBA Say N otherwise. config I8K - tristate "Dell laptop support" + tristate "Dell i8k legacy laptop support" select HWMON + select SENSORS_DELL_SMM ---help--- - This adds a driver to safely access the System Management Mode - of the CPU on the Dell Inspiron 8000. The System Management Mode - is used to read cpu temperature and cooling fan status and to - control the fans on the I8K portables. + This option enables legacy /proc/i8k userspace interface in hwmon + dell-smm-hwmon driver. Character file /proc/i8k reports bios version, + temperature and allows controlling fan speeds of Dell laptops via + System Management Mode. For old Dell laptops (like Dell Inspiron 8000) + it reports also power and hotkey status. For fan speed control is + needed userspace package i8kutils. - This driver has been tested only on the Inspiron 8000 but it may - also work with other Dell laptops. You can force loading on other - models by passing the parameter `force=1' to the module. Use at - your own risk. - - For information on utilities to make use of this driver see the - I8K Linux utilities web site at: - <http://people.debian.org/~dz/i8k/> - - Say Y if you intend to run this kernel on a Dell Inspiron 8000. + Say Y if you intend to run this kernel on old Dell laptops or want to + use userspace package i8kutils. Say N otherwise. config X86_REBOOTFIXUPS |