thinkpad-acpi: documentation cleanup
Some cleanups to the documentation of the driver.
Signed-off-by: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@hmh.eng.br>
Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>
diff --git a/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt b/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt
index 41bc99f..f6e6bc6 100644
--- a/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt
+++ b/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
kernel 2.6.29 and release 0.22.
The driver is named "thinkpad-acpi". In some places, like module
-names, "thinkpad_acpi" is used because of userspace issues.
+names and log messages, "thinkpad_acpi" is used because of userspace
+issues.
"tpacpi" is used as a shorthand where "thinkpad-acpi" would be too
long due to length limitations on some Linux kernel versions.
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@
- ThinkLight on and off
- limited docking and undocking
- UltraBay eject
- - CMOS control
+ - CMOS/UCMS control
- LED control
- ACPI sounds
- temperature sensors
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@
- Volume control
- Fan control and monitoring: fan speed, fan enable/disable
- WAN enable and disable
+ - UWB enable and disable
A compatibility table by model and feature is maintained on the web
site, http://ibm-acpi.sf.net/. I appreciate any success or failure
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@
Please include the following information in your report:
- ThinkPad model name
- - a copy of your DSDT, from /proc/acpi/dsdt
+ - a copy of your ACPI tables, using the "acpidump" utility
- a copy of the output of dmidecode, with serial numbers
and UUIDs masked off
- which driver features work and which don't
@@ -66,17 +68,18 @@
------------
If you are compiling this driver as included in the Linux kernel
-sources, simply enable the CONFIG_THINKPAD_ACPI option, and optionally
-enable the CONFIG_THINKPAD_ACPI_BAY option if you want the
-thinkpad-specific bay functionality.
+sources, look for the CONFIG_THINKPAD_ACPI Kconfig option.
+It is located on the menu path: "Device Drivers" -> "X86 Platform
+Specific Device Drivers" -> "ThinkPad ACPI Laptop Extras".
+
Features
--------
The driver exports two different interfaces to userspace, which can be
used to access the features it provides. One is a legacy procfs-based
-interface, which will be removed at some time in the distant future.
-The other is a new sysfs-based interface which is not complete yet.
+interface, which will be removed at some time in the future. The other
+is a new sysfs-based interface which is not complete yet.
The procfs interface creates the /proc/acpi/ibm directory. There is a
file under that directory for each feature it supports. The procfs
@@ -111,15 +114,17 @@
as a driver attribute (see below).
Sysfs driver attributes are on the driver's sysfs attribute space,
-for 2.6.23 this is /sys/bus/platform/drivers/thinkpad_acpi/ and
+for 2.6.23+ this is /sys/bus/platform/drivers/thinkpad_acpi/ and
/sys/bus/platform/drivers/thinkpad_hwmon/
Sysfs device attributes are on the thinkpad_acpi device sysfs attribute
-space, for 2.6.23 this is /sys/devices/platform/thinkpad_acpi/.
+space, for 2.6.23+ this is /sys/devices/platform/thinkpad_acpi/.
Sysfs device attributes for the sensors and fan are on the
thinkpad_hwmon device's sysfs attribute space, but you should locate it
-looking for a hwmon device with the name attribute of "thinkpad".
+looking for a hwmon device with the name attribute of "thinkpad", or
+better yet, through libsensors.
+
Driver version
--------------
@@ -129,6 +134,7 @@
The driver name and version. No commands can be written to this file.
+
Sysfs interface version
-----------------------
@@ -160,6 +166,7 @@
(an attribute not being there *is* a valid way to make it clear that a
feature is not available in sysfs).
+
Hot keys
--------
@@ -618,6 +625,7 @@
and map them to KEY_BRIGHTNESS_UP and KEY_BRIGHTNESS_DOWN. Process
these keys on userspace somehow (e.g. by calling xbacklight).
+
Bluetooth
---------
@@ -628,6 +636,9 @@
This feature shows the presence and current state of a ThinkPad
Bluetooth device in the internal ThinkPad CDC slot.
+If the ThinkPad supports it, the Bluetooth state is stored in NVRAM,
+so it is kept across reboots and power-off.
+
Procfs notes:
If Bluetooth is installed, the following commands can be used:
@@ -652,6 +663,7 @@
rfkill controller switch "tpacpi_bluetooth_sw": refer to
Documentation/rfkill.txt for details.
+
Video output control -- /proc/acpi/ibm/video
--------------------------------------------
@@ -693,11 +705,8 @@
features of this driver, as it uses the same ACPI methods as
Fn-F7. Video switching on the console should still work.
-UPDATE: There's now a patch for the X.org Radeon driver which
-addresses this issue. Some people are reporting success with the patch
-while others are still having problems. For more information:
+UPDATE: refer to https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2000
-https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2000
ThinkLight control
------------------
@@ -720,10 +729,11 @@
documentation, in Documentation/leds-class.txt. The ThinkLight LED name
is "tpacpi::thinklight".
-Due to limitations in the sysfs LED class, if the status of the thinklight
+Due to limitations in the sysfs LED class, if the status of the ThinkLight
cannot be read or if it is unknown, thinkpad-acpi will report it as "off".
It is impossible to know if the status returned through sysfs is valid.
+
Docking / undocking -- /proc/acpi/ibm/dock
------------------------------------------
@@ -784,6 +794,7 @@
UltraBase docks and "dumb" port replicators like the Mini Dock (the
latter don't need any ACPI support, actually).
+
UltraBay eject -- /proc/acpi/ibm/bay
------------------------------------
@@ -847,8 +858,9 @@
Note: the UltraBay eject support on the 600e/x, A22p and A3x is
EXPERIMENTAL and may not work as expected. USE WITH CAUTION!
-CMOS control
-------------
+
+CMOS/UCMS control
+-----------------
procfs: /proc/acpi/ibm/cmos
sysfs device attribute: cmos_command
@@ -882,6 +894,7 @@
in newer ThinkPads it is just a compatibility layer. Do not use it, it is
exported just as a debug tool.
+
LED control
-----------
@@ -939,6 +952,7 @@
"timer" trigger, and leave the delay_on and delay_off parameters set to
zero (to request hardware acceleration autodetection).
+
ACPI sounds -- /proc/acpi/ibm/beep
----------------------------------
@@ -968,6 +982,7 @@
16 - one medium-pitched beep repeating constantly, stop with 17
17 - stop 16
+
Temperature sensors
-------------------
@@ -1115,6 +1130,7 @@
with this, do send me your results (including some complete dumps with
a description of the conditions when they were taken.)
+
LCD brightness control
----------------------
@@ -1124,10 +1140,9 @@
This feature allows software control of the LCD brightness on ThinkPad
models which don't have a hardware brightness slider.
-It has some limitations: the LCD backlight cannot be actually turned on or
-off by this interface, and in many ThinkPad models, the "dim while on
-battery" functionality will be enabled by the BIOS when this interface is
-used, and cannot be controlled.
+It has some limitations: the LCD backlight cannot be actually turned
+on or off by this interface, it just controls the backlight brightness
+level.
On IBM (and some of the earlier Lenovo) ThinkPads, the backlight control
has eight brightness levels, ranging from 0 to 7. Some of the levels
@@ -1201,6 +1216,7 @@
and maybe reduce the life of the backlight lamps by needlessly kicking
its level up and down at every change.
+
Volume control -- /proc/acpi/ibm/volume
---------------------------------------
@@ -1217,6 +1233,11 @@
up or down command (the level command will not unmute the volume).
The current volume level and mute state is shown in the file.
+The ALSA mixer interface to this feature is still missing, but patches
+to add it exist. That problem should be addressed in the not so
+distant future.
+
+
Fan control and monitoring: fan speed, fan enable/disable
---------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1383,8 +1404,11 @@
sysfs device attribute: wwan_enable (deprecated)
sysfs rfkill class: switch "tpacpi_wwan_sw"
-This feature shows the presence and current state of a W-WAN (Sierra
-Wireless EV-DO) device.
+This feature shows the presence and current state of the built-in
+Wireless WAN device.
+
+If the ThinkPad supports it, the WWAN state is stored in NVRAM,
+so it is kept across reboots and power-off.
It was tested on a Lenovo ThinkPad X60. It should probably work on other
ThinkPad models which come with this module installed.
@@ -1413,6 +1437,7 @@
rfkill controller switch "tpacpi_wwan_sw": refer to
Documentation/rfkill.txt for details.
+
EXPERIMENTAL: UWB
-----------------
@@ -1431,6 +1456,7 @@
rfkill controller switch "tpacpi_uwb_sw": refer to
Documentation/rfkill.txt for details.
+
Multiple Commands, Module Parameters
------------------------------------
@@ -1445,6 +1471,7 @@
modprobe thinkpad_acpi hotkey=enable,0xffff video=auto_disable
+
Enabling debugging output
-------------------------
@@ -1467,6 +1494,7 @@
at runtime through sysfs, using the driver attribute debug_level. The
attribute takes the same bitmask as the debug module parameter above.
+
Force loading of module
-----------------------
