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diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/lm73 b/Documentation/hwmon/lm73 index 782b3e1055ca..8af059dcb642 100644 --- a/Documentation/hwmon/lm73 +++ b/Documentation/hwmon/lm73 @@ -77,3 +77,14 @@ via the following function: where 'x' is the output from 'update_interval' and 'g(x)' is the resolution in degrees C per LSB. + +Alarm Support +------------- + +The LM73 features a simple over-temperature alarm mechanism. This +feature is exposed via the sysfs attributes. + +The attributes 'temp1_max_alarm' and 'temp1_min_alarm' are flags +provided by the LM73 that indicate whether the measured temperature has +passed the 'temp1_max' and 'temp1_min' thresholds, respectively. These +values _must_ be read to clear the registers on the LM73. |