Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface - kernel/msm-4.9 - Gitiles

 Naming and data format standards for sysfs files
 ------------------------------------------------

 The libsensors library offers an interface to the raw sensors data
 through the sysfs interface. See libsensors documentation and source for
 further information. As of writing this document, libsensors
 (from lm_sensors 2.8.3) is heavily chip-dependent. Adding or updating
 support for any given chip requires modifying the library's code.
 This is because libsensors was written for the procfs interface
 older kernel modules were using, which wasn't standardized enough.
 Recent versions of libsensors (from lm_sensors 2.8.2 and later) have
 support for the sysfs interface, though.

 The new sysfs interface was designed to be as chip-independent as
 possible.

 Note that motherboards vary widely in the connections to sensor chips.
 There is no standard that ensures, for example, that the second
 temperature sensor is connected to the CPU, or that the second fan is on
 the CPU. Also, some values reported by the chips need some computation
 before they make full sense. For example, most chips can only measure
 voltages between 0 and +4V. Other voltages are scaled back into that
 range using external resistors. Since the values of these resistors
 can change from motherboard to motherboard, the conversions cannot be
 hard coded into the driver and have to be done in user space.

 For this reason, even if we aim at a chip-independent libsensors, it will
 still require a configuration file (e.g. /etc/sensors.conf) for proper
 values conversion, labeling of inputs and hiding of unused inputs.

 An alternative method that some programs use is to access the sysfs
 files directly. This document briefly describes the standards that the
 drivers follow, so that an application program can scan for entries and
 access this data in a simple and consistent way. That said, such programs
 will have to implement conversion, labeling and hiding of inputs. For
 this reason, it is still not recommended to bypass the library.

 If you are developing a userspace application please send us feedback on
 this standard.

 Note that this standard isn't completely established yet, so it is subject
 to changes. If you are writing a new hardware monitoring driver those
 features can't seem to fit in this interface, please contact us with your
 extension proposal. Keep in mind that backward compatibility must be
 preserved.

 Each chip gets its own directory in the sysfs /sys/devices tree.  To
 find all sensor chips, it is easier to follow the device symlinks from
 /sys/class/hwmon/hwmon*.

 All sysfs values are fixed point numbers.

 There is only one value per file, unlike the older /proc specification.
 The common scheme for files naming is: <type><number>_<item>. Usual
 types for sensor chips are "in" (voltage), "temp" (temperature) and
 "fan" (fan). Usual items are "input" (measured value), "max" (high
 threshold, "min" (low threshold). Numbering usually starts from 1,
 except for voltages which start from 0 (because most data sheets use
 this). A number is always used for elements that can be present more
 than once, even if there is a single element of the given type on the
 specific chip. Other files do not refer to a specific element, so
 they have a simple name, and no number.

 Alarms are direct indications read from the chips. The drivers do NOT
 make comparisons of readings to thresholds. This allows violations
 between readings to be caught and alarmed. The exact definition of an
 alarm (for example, whether a threshold must be met or must be exceeded
 to cause an alarm) is chip-dependent.


 -------------------------------------------------------------------------

 [0-*]	denotes any positive number starting from 0
 [1-*]	denotes any positive number starting from 1
 RO	read only value
 RW	read/write value

 Read/write values may be read-only for some chips, depending on the
 hardware implementation.

 All entries are optional, and should only be created in a given driver
 if the chip has the feature.

 ************
 * Voltages *
 ************

 in[0-*]_min	Voltage min value.
 		Unit: millivolt
 		RW

 in[0-*]_max	Voltage max value.
 		Unit: millivolt
 		RW

 in[0-*]_input	Voltage input value.
 		Unit: millivolt
 		RO
 		Voltage measured on the chip pin.
 		Actual voltage depends on the scaling resistors on the
 		motherboard, as recommended in the chip datasheet.
 		This varies by chip and by motherboard.
 		Because of this variation, values are generally NOT scaled
 		by the chip driver, and must be done by the application.
 		However, some drivers (notably lm87 and via686a)
 		do scale, because of internal resistors built into a chip.
 		These drivers will output the actual voltage.

 		Typical usage:
 			in0_*	CPU #1 voltage (not scaled)
 			in1_*	CPU #2 voltage (not scaled)
 			in2_*	3.3V nominal (not scaled)
 			in3_*	5.0V nominal (scaled)
 			in4_*	12.0V nominal (scaled)
 			in5_*	-12.0V nominal (scaled)
 			in6_*	-5.0V nominal (scaled)
 			in7_*	varies
 			in8_*	varies

 cpu[0-*]_vid	CPU core reference voltage.
 		Unit: millivolt
 		RO
 		Not always correct.

 vrm		Voltage Regulator Module version number.
 		RW (but changing it should no more be necessary)
 		Originally the VRM standard version multiplied by 10, but now
 		an arbitrary number, as not all standards have a version
 		number.
 		Affects the way the driver calculates the CPU core reference
 		voltage from the vid pins.

 Also see the Alarms section for status flags associated with voltages.


 ********
 * Fans *
 ********

 fan[1-*]_min	Fan minimum value
 		Unit: revolution/min (RPM)
 		RW

 fan[1-*]_input	Fan input value.
 		Unit: revolution/min (RPM)
 		RO

 fan[1-*]_div	Fan divisor.
 		Integer value in powers of two (1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128).
 		RW
 		Some chips only support values 1, 2, 4 and 8.
 		Note that this is actually an internal clock divisor, which
 		affects the measurable speed range, not the read value.

 Also see the Alarms section for status flags associated with fans.


 *******
 * PWM *
 *******

 pwm[1-*]	Pulse width modulation fan control.
 		Integer value in the range 0 to 255
 		RW
 		255 is max or 100%.

 pwm[1-*]_enable
 		Switch PWM on and off.
 		Not always present even if pwmN is.
 		0: turn off
 		1: turn on in manual mode
 		2+: turn on in automatic mode
 		Check individual chip documentation files for automatic mode
 		details.
 		RW

 pwm[1-*]_mode	0: DC mode (direct current)
 		1: PWM mode (pulse-width modulation)
 		RW

 pwm[1-*]_freq	Base PWM frequency in Hz.
 		Only possibly available when pwmN_mode is PWM, but not always
 		present even then.
 		RW

 pwm[1-*]_auto_channels_temp
 		Select which temperature channels affect this PWM output in
 		auto mode. Bitfield, 1 is temp1, 2 is temp2, 4 is temp3 etc...
 		Which values are possible depend on the chip used.
 		RW

 pwm[1-*]_auto_point[1-*]_pwm
 pwm[1-*]_auto_point[1-*]_temp
 pwm[1-*]_auto_point[1-*]_temp_hyst
 		Define the PWM vs temperature curve. Number of trip points is
 		chip-dependent. Use this for chips which associate trip points
 		to PWM output channels.
 		RW

 OR

 temp[1-*]_auto_point[1-*]_pwm
 temp[1-*]_auto_point[1-*]_temp
 temp[1-*]_auto_point[1-*]_temp_hyst
 		Define the PWM vs temperature curve. Number of trip points is
 		chip-dependent. Use this for chips which associate trip points
 		to temperature channels.
 		RW


 ****************
 * Temperatures *
 ****************

 temp[1-*]_type	Sensor type selection.
 		Integers 1 to 6 or thermistor Beta value (typically 3435)
 		RW
 		1: PII/Celeron Diode
 		2: 3904 transistor
 		3: thermal diode
 		4: thermistor (default/unknown Beta)
 		5: AMD AMDSI
 		6: Intel PECI
 		Not all types are supported by all chips

 temp[1-*]_max	Temperature max value.
 		Unit: millidegree Celsius (or millivolt, see below)
 		RW

 temp[1-*]_min	Temperature min value.
 		Unit: millidegree Celsius
 		RW

 temp[1-*]_max_hyst
 		Temperature hysteresis value for max limit.
 		Unit: millidegree Celsius
 		Must be reported as an absolute temperature, NOT a delta
 		from the max value.
 		RW

 temp[1-*]_input Temperature input value.
 		Unit: millidegree Celsius
 		RO

 temp[1-*]_crit	Temperature critical value, typically greater than
 		corresponding temp_max values.
 		Unit: millidegree Celsius
 		RW

 temp[1-*]_crit_hyst
 		Temperature hysteresis value for critical limit.
 		Unit: millidegree Celsius
 		Must be reported as an absolute temperature, NOT a delta
 		from the critical value.
 		RW

 temp[1-4]_offset
 		Temperature offset which is added to the temperature reading
 		by the chip.
 		Unit: millidegree Celsius
 		Read/Write value.

 		If there are multiple temperature sensors, temp1_* is
 		generally the sensor inside the chip itself,
 		reported as "motherboard temperature".  temp2_* to
 		temp4_* are generally sensors external to the chip
 		itself, for example the thermal diode inside the CPU or
 		a thermistor nearby.

 Some chips measure temperature using external thermistors and an ADC, and
 report the temperature measurement as a voltage. Converting this voltage
 back to a temperature (or the other way around for limits) requires
 mathematical functions not available in the kernel, so the conversion
 must occur in user space. For these chips, all temp* files described
 above should contain values expressed in millivolt instead of millidegree
 Celsius. In other words, such temperature channels are handled as voltage
 channels by the driver.

 Also see the Alarms section for status flags associated with temperatures.


 ************
 * Currents *
 ************

 Note that no known chip provides current measurements as of writing,
 so this part is theoretical, so to say.

 curr[1-*]_max	Current max value
 		Unit: milliampere
 		RW

 curr[1-*]_min	Current min value.
 		Unit: milliampere
 		RW

 curr[1-*]_input	Current input value
 		Unit: milliampere
 		RO


 **********
 * Alarms *
 **********

 Each channel or limit may have an associated alarm file, containing a
 boolean value. 1 means than an alarm condition exists, 0 means no alarm.

 Usually a given chip will either use channel-related alarms, or
 limit-related alarms, not both. The driver should just reflect the hardware
 implementation.

 in[0-*]_alarm
 fan[1-*]_alarm
 temp[1-*]_alarm
 		Channel alarm
 		0: no alarm
 		1: alarm
 		RO

 OR

 in[0-*]_min_alarm
 in[0-*]_max_alarm
 fan[1-*]_min_alarm
 temp[1-*]_min_alarm
 temp[1-*]_max_alarm
 temp[1-*]_crit_alarm
 		Limit alarm
 		0: no alarm
 		1: alarm
 		RO

 Each input channel may have an associated fault file. This can be used
 to notify open diodes, unconnected fans etc. where the hardware
 supports it. When this boolean has value 1, the measurement for that
 channel should not be trusted.

 in[0-*]_input_fault
 fan[1-*]_input_fault
 temp[1-*]_input_fault
 		Input fault condition
 		0: no fault occured
 		1: fault condition
 		RO

 Some chips also offer the possibility to get beeped when an alarm occurs:

 beep_enable	Master beep enable
 		0: no beeps
 		1: beeps
 		RW

 in[0-*]_beep
 fan[1-*]_beep
 temp[1-*]_beep
 		Channel beep
 		0: disable
 		1: enable
 		RW

 In theory, a chip could provide per-limit beep masking, but no such chip
 was seen so far.

 Old drivers provided a different, non-standard interface to alarms and
 beeps. These interface files are deprecated, but will be kept around
 for compatibility reasons:

 alarms		Alarm bitmask.
 		RO
 		Integer representation of one to four bytes.
 		A '1' bit means an alarm.
 		Chips should be programmed for 'comparator' mode so that
 		the alarm will 'come back' after you read the register
 		if it is still valid.
 		Generally a direct representation of a chip's internal
 		alarm registers; there is no standard for the position
 		of individual bits. For this reason, the use of this
 		interface file for new drivers is discouraged. Use
 		individual *_alarm and *_fault files instead.
 		Bits are defined in kernel/include/sensors.h.

 beep_mask	Bitmask for beep.
 		Same format as 'alarms' with the same bit locations,
 		use discouraged for the same reason. Use individual
 		*_beep files instead.
 		RW


 *********
 * Other *
 *********

 eeprom		Raw EEPROM data in binary form.
 		RO

 pec		Enable or disable PEC (SMBus only)
 		0: disable
 		1: enable
 		RW
	Naming and data format standards for sysfs files
	------------------------------------------------

	The libsensors library offers an interface to the raw sensors data
	through the sysfs interface. See libsensors documentation and source for
	further information. As of writing this document, libsensors
	(from lm_sensors 2.8.3) is heavily chip-dependent. Adding or updating
	support for any given chip requires modifying the library's code.
	This is because libsensors was written for the procfs interface
	older kernel modules were using, which wasn't standardized enough.
	Recent versions of libsensors (from lm_sensors 2.8.2 and later) have
	support for the sysfs interface, though.

	The new sysfs interface was designed to be as chip-independent as
	possible.

	Note that motherboards vary widely in the connections to sensor chips.
	There is no standard that ensures, for example, that the second
	temperature sensor is connected to the CPU, or that the second fan is on
	the CPU. Also, some values reported by the chips need some computation
	before they make full sense. For example, most chips can only measure
	voltages between 0 and +4V. Other voltages are scaled back into that
	range using external resistors. Since the values of these resistors
	can change from motherboard to motherboard, the conversions cannot be
	hard coded into the driver and have to be done in user space.

	For this reason, even if we aim at a chip-independent libsensors, it will
	still require a configuration file (e.g. /etc/sensors.conf) for proper
	values conversion, labeling of inputs and hiding of unused inputs.

	An alternative method that some programs use is to access the sysfs
	files directly. This document briefly describes the standards that the
	drivers follow, so that an application program can scan for entries and
	access this data in a simple and consistent way. That said, such programs
	will have to implement conversion, labeling and hiding of inputs. For
	this reason, it is still not recommended to bypass the library.

	If you are developing a userspace application please send us feedback on
	this standard.

	Note that this standard isn't completely established yet, so it is subject
	to changes. If you are writing a new hardware monitoring driver those
	features can't seem to fit in this interface, please contact us with your
	extension proposal. Keep in mind that backward compatibility must be
	preserved.

	Each chip gets its own directory in the sysfs /sys/devices tree. To
	find all sensor chips, it is easier to follow the device symlinks from
	/sys/class/hwmon/hwmon*.

	All sysfs values are fixed point numbers.

	There is only one value per file, unlike the older /proc specification.
	The common scheme for files naming is: <type><number>_<item>. Usual
	types for sensor chips are "in" (voltage), "temp" (temperature) and
	"fan" (fan). Usual items are "input" (measured value), "max" (high
	threshold, "min" (low threshold). Numbering usually starts from 1,
	except for voltages which start from 0 (because most data sheets use
	this). A number is always used for elements that can be present more
	than once, even if there is a single element of the given type on the
	specific chip. Other files do not refer to a specific element, so
	they have a simple name, and no number.

	Alarms are direct indications read from the chips. The drivers do NOT
	make comparisons of readings to thresholds. This allows violations
	between readings to be caught and alarmed. The exact definition of an
	alarm (for example, whether a threshold must be met or must be exceeded
	to cause an alarm) is chip-dependent.


	-------------------------------------------------------------------------

	[0-*] denotes any positive number starting from 0
	[1-*] denotes any positive number starting from 1
	RO read only value
	RW read/write value

	Read/write values may be read-only for some chips, depending on the
	hardware implementation.

	All entries are optional, and should only be created in a given driver
	if the chip has the feature.

	************
	* Voltages *
	************

	in[0-*]_min Voltage min value.
	Unit: millivolt
	RW

	in[0-*]_max Voltage max value.
	Unit: millivolt
	RW

	in[0-*]_input Voltage input value.
	Unit: millivolt
	RO
	Voltage measured on the chip pin.
	Actual voltage depends on the scaling resistors on the
	motherboard, as recommended in the chip datasheet.
	This varies by chip and by motherboard.
	Because of this variation, values are generally NOT scaled
	by the chip driver, and must be done by the application.
	However, some drivers (notably lm87 and via686a)
	do scale, because of internal resistors built into a chip.
	These drivers will output the actual voltage.

	Typical usage:
	in0_* CPU #1 voltage (not scaled)
	in1_* CPU #2 voltage (not scaled)
	in2_* 3.3V nominal (not scaled)
	in3_* 5.0V nominal (scaled)
	in4_* 12.0V nominal (scaled)
	in5_* -12.0V nominal (scaled)
	in6_* -5.0V nominal (scaled)
	in7_* varies
	in8_* varies

	cpu[0-*]_vid CPU core reference voltage.
	Unit: millivolt
	RO
	Not always correct.

	vrm Voltage Regulator Module version number.
	RW (but changing it should no more be necessary)
	Originally the VRM standard version multiplied by 10, but now
	an arbitrary number, as not all standards have a version
	number.
	Affects the way the driver calculates the CPU core reference
	voltage from the vid pins.

	Also see the Alarms section for status flags associated with voltages.


	********
	* Fans *
	********

	fan[1-*]_min Fan minimum value
	Unit: revolution/min (RPM)
	RW

	fan[1-*]_input Fan input value.
	Unit: revolution/min (RPM)
	RO

	fan[1-*]_div Fan divisor.
	Integer value in powers of two (1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128).
	RW
	Some chips only support values 1, 2, 4 and 8.
	Note that this is actually an internal clock divisor, which
	affects the measurable speed range, not the read value.

	Also see the Alarms section for status flags associated with fans.


	*******
	* PWM *
	*******

	pwm[1-*] Pulse width modulation fan control.
	Integer value in the range 0 to 255
	RW
	255 is max or 100%.

	pwm[1-*]_enable
	Switch PWM on and off.
	Not always present even if pwmN is.
	0: turn off
	1: turn on in manual mode
	2+: turn on in automatic mode
	Check individual chip documentation files for automatic mode
	details.
	RW

	pwm[1-*]_mode 0: DC mode (direct current)
	1: PWM mode (pulse-width modulation)
	RW

	pwm[1-*]_freq Base PWM frequency in Hz.
	Only possibly available when pwmN_mode is PWM, but not always
	present even then.
	RW

	pwm[1-*]_auto_channels_temp
	Select which temperature channels affect this PWM output in
	auto mode. Bitfield, 1 is temp1, 2 is temp2, 4 is temp3 etc...
	Which values are possible depend on the chip used.
	RW

	pwm[1-]_auto_point[1-]_pwm
	pwm[1-]_auto_point[1-]_temp
	pwm[1-]_auto_point[1-]_temp_hyst
	Define the PWM vs temperature curve. Number of trip points is
	chip-dependent. Use this for chips which associate trip points
	to PWM output channels.
	RW

	OR

	temp[1-]_auto_point[1-]_pwm
	temp[1-]_auto_point[1-]_temp
	temp[1-]_auto_point[1-]_temp_hyst
	Define the PWM vs temperature curve. Number of trip points is
	chip-dependent. Use this for chips which associate trip points
	to temperature channels.
	RW


	****************
	* Temperatures *
	****************

	temp[1-*]_type Sensor type selection.
	Integers 1 to 6 or thermistor Beta value (typically 3435)
	RW
	1: PII/Celeron Diode
	2: 3904 transistor
	3: thermal diode
	4: thermistor (default/unknown Beta)
	5: AMD AMDSI
	6: Intel PECI
	Not all types are supported by all chips

	temp[1-*]_max Temperature max value.
	Unit: millidegree Celsius (or millivolt, see below)
	RW

	temp[1-*]_min Temperature min value.
	Unit: millidegree Celsius
	RW

	temp[1-*]_max_hyst
	Temperature hysteresis value for max limit.
	Unit: millidegree Celsius
	Must be reported as an absolute temperature, NOT a delta
	from the max value.
	RW

	temp[1-*]_input Temperature input value.
	Unit: millidegree Celsius
	RO

	temp[1-*]_crit Temperature critical value, typically greater than
	corresponding temp_max values.
	Unit: millidegree Celsius
	RW

	temp[1-*]_crit_hyst
	Temperature hysteresis value for critical limit.
	Unit: millidegree Celsius
	Must be reported as an absolute temperature, NOT a delta
	from the critical value.
	RW

	temp[1-4]_offset
	Temperature offset which is added to the temperature reading
	by the chip.
	Unit: millidegree Celsius
	Read/Write value.

	If there are multiple temperature sensors, temp1_* is
	generally the sensor inside the chip itself,
	reported as "motherboard temperature". temp2_* to
	temp4_* are generally sensors external to the chip
	itself, for example the thermal diode inside the CPU or
	a thermistor nearby.

	Some chips measure temperature using external thermistors and an ADC, and
	report the temperature measurement as a voltage. Converting this voltage
	back to a temperature (or the other way around for limits) requires
	mathematical functions not available in the kernel, so the conversion
	must occur in user space. For these chips, all temp* files described
	above should contain values expressed in millivolt instead of millidegree
	Celsius. In other words, such temperature channels are handled as voltage
	channels by the driver.

	Also see the Alarms section for status flags associated with temperatures.


	************
	* Currents *
	************

	Note that no known chip provides current measurements as of writing,
	so this part is theoretical, so to say.

	curr[1-*]_max Current max value
	Unit: milliampere
	RW

	curr[1-*]_min Current min value.
	Unit: milliampere
	RW

	curr[1-*]_input Current input value
	Unit: milliampere
	RO


	**********
	* Alarms *
	**********

	Each channel or limit may have an associated alarm file, containing a
	boolean value. 1 means than an alarm condition exists, 0 means no alarm.

	Usually a given chip will either use channel-related alarms, or
	limit-related alarms, not both. The driver should just reflect the hardware
	implementation.

	in[0-*]_alarm
	fan[1-*]_alarm
	temp[1-*]_alarm
	Channel alarm
	0: no alarm
	1: alarm
	RO

	OR

	in[0-*]_min_alarm
	in[0-*]_max_alarm
	fan[1-*]_min_alarm
	temp[1-*]_min_alarm
	temp[1-*]_max_alarm
	temp[1-*]_crit_alarm
	Limit alarm
	0: no alarm
	1: alarm
	RO

	Each input channel may have an associated fault file. This can be used
	to notify open diodes, unconnected fans etc. where the hardware
	supports it. When this boolean has value 1, the measurement for that
	channel should not be trusted.

	in[0-*]_input_fault
	fan[1-*]_input_fault
	temp[1-*]_input_fault
	Input fault condition
	0: no fault occured
	1: fault condition
	RO

	Some chips also offer the possibility to get beeped when an alarm occurs:

	beep_enable Master beep enable
	0: no beeps
	1: beeps
	RW

	in[0-*]_beep
	fan[1-*]_beep
	temp[1-*]_beep
	Channel beep
	0: disable
	1: enable
	RW

	In theory, a chip could provide per-limit beep masking, but no such chip
	was seen so far.

	Old drivers provided a different, non-standard interface to alarms and
	beeps. These interface files are deprecated, but will be kept around
	for compatibility reasons:

	alarms Alarm bitmask.
	RO
	Integer representation of one to four bytes.
	A '1' bit means an alarm.
	Chips should be programmed for 'comparator' mode so that
	the alarm will 'come back' after you read the register
	if it is still valid.
	Generally a direct representation of a chip's internal
	alarm registers; there is no standard for the position
	of individual bits. For this reason, the use of this
	interface file for new drivers is discouraged. Use
	individual _alarm and _fault files instead.
	Bits are defined in kernel/include/sensors.h.

	beep_mask Bitmask for beep.
	Same format as 'alarms' with the same bit locations,
	use discouraged for the same reason. Use individual
	*_beep files instead.
	RW


	*********
	* Other *
	*********

	eeprom Raw EEPROM data in binary form.
	RO

	pec Enable or disable PEC (SMBus only)
	0: disable
	1: enable
	RW