Re: [PATCH 2/2] dell-smm-hwmon: rewrite CONFIG_I8K description

From: Randy Dunlap
Date: Mon Feb 07 2022 - 13:50:31 EST


Hi--

On 2/7/22 10:29, Mateusz Jończyk wrote:
> It is not the laptops, but the /proc/i8k interface that is legacy. The
> old description was confusing, fix this.
>
> I'm not a native English speaker, so I'd like that someone proofread
> this description.
>
> Signed-off-by: Mateusz Jończyk <mat.jonczyk@xxxxx>
> Cc: Pali Rohár <pali@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Jean Delvare <jdelvare@xxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Guenter Roeck <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Mark Gross <markgross@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/hwmon/Kconfig | 17 ++++++++---------
> 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/Kconfig b/drivers/hwmon/Kconfig
> index dd244aa747ad..8f9f41a9ef70 100644
> --- a/drivers/hwmon/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/hwmon/Kconfig
> @@ -506,18 +506,17 @@ config SENSORS_DELL_SMM
> userspace interface for i8kutils package.
>
> config I8K
> - bool "Dell i8k legacy laptop support"
> + bool "Legacy /proc/i8k interface of Dell laptop SMM BIOS hwmon driver"
> depends on SENSORS_DELL_SMM
> help
> - 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 option enables the legacy /proc/i8k userspace interface of the
> + dell-smm-hwmon driver. The character file /proc/i8k exposes the BIOS
> + version, temperatures and allows control of fan speeds of some Dell
> + laptops. Sometimes, it reports also power and hotkey status.

Comma not needed ^^^; "it also reports ..." would be more common.

>
> - Say Y if you intend to run this kernel on old Dell laptops or want to
> - use userspace package i8kutils.
> + This interface is required to run programs from the i8kutils package.
> +
> + Say Y if you intend to run userspace programs that use this interface.
> Say N otherwise.
>
> config SENSORS_DA9052_ADC

thanks.

--
~Randy