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author | Darrick J. Wong <djwong@us.ibm.com> | 2008-11-12 13:27:04 -0800 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2008-11-12 17:17:18 -0800 |
commit | a412ae3fb90ab49072b82c8cfa1e3e60d2b27005 (patch) | |
tree | a145d9346dc1a97eb21dc0c86bcaf62c7cd8c359 /Documentation/ics932s401 | |
parent | c0b4e3ab0c769913438aeb078535ff117eeba5fb (diff) | |
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ics932s401: new clock generator chip driver
The ics932s401 is a clock generator chip. This driver allows users to
read the current clock outputs.
Signed-off-by: Darrick J. Wong <djwong@us.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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diff --git a/Documentation/ics932s401 b/Documentation/ics932s401 new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..07a739f406d8 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ics932s401 @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +Kernel driver ics932s401 +====================== + +Supported chips: + * IDT ICS932S401 + Prefix: 'ics932s401' + Addresses scanned: I2C 0x69 + Datasheet: Publically available at the IDT website + +Author: Darrick J. Wong + +Description +----------- + +This driver implements support for the IDT ICS932S401 chip family. + +This chip has 4 clock outputs--a base clock for the CPU (which is likely +multiplied to get the real CPU clock), a system clock, a PCI clock, a USB +clock, and a reference clock. The driver reports selected and actual +frequency. If spread spectrum mode is enabled, the driver also reports by what +percent the clock signal is being spread, which should be between 0 and -0.5%. +All frequencies are reported in KHz. + +The ICS932S401 monitors all inputs continuously. The driver will not read +the registers more often than once every other second. + +Special Features +---------------- + +The clocks could be reprogrammed to increase system speed. I will not help you +do this, as you risk damaging your system! |