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+Kernel driver pmbus
+====================
+
+Supported chips:
+  * Ericsson BMR45X series
+    DC/DC Converter
+    Prefixes: 'bmr450', 'bmr451', 'bmr453', 'bmr454'
+    Addresses scanned: -
+    Datasheet:
+ http://archive.ericsson.net/service/internet/picov/get?DocNo=28701-EN/LZT146395
+  * Linear Technology LTC2978
+    Octal PMBus Power Supply Monitor and Controller
+    Prefix: 'ltc2978'
+    Addresses scanned: -
+    Datasheet: http://cds.linear.com/docs/Datasheet/2978fa.pdf
+  * Generic PMBus devices
+    Prefix: 'pmbus'
+    Addresses scanned: -
+    Datasheet: n.a.
+
+Author: Guenter Roeck <guenter.roeck@ericsson.com>
+
+
+Description
+-----------
+
+This driver supports hardware montoring for various PMBus compliant devices.
+It supports voltage, current, power, and temperature sensors as supported
+by the device.
+
+Each monitored channel has its own high and low limits, plus a critical
+limit.
+
+Fan support will be added in a later version of this driver.
+
+
+Usage Notes
+-----------
+
+This driver does not probe for PMBus devices, since there is no register
+which can be safely used to identify the chip (The MFG_ID register is not
+supported by all chips), and since there is no well defined address range for
+PMBus devices. You will have to instantiate the devices explicitly.
+
+Example: the following will load the driver for an LTC2978 at address 0x60
+on I2C bus #1:
+$ modprobe pmbus
+$ echo ltc2978 0x60 > /sys/bus/i2c/devices/i2c-1/new_device
+
+
+Platform data support
+---------------------
+
+Support for additional PMBus chips can be added by defining chip parameters in
+a new chip specific driver file. For example, (untested) code to add support for
+Emerson DS1200 power modules might look as follows.
+
+static struct pmbus_driver_info ds1200_info = {
+        .pages = 1,
+        /* Note: All other sensors are in linear mode */
+        .direct[PSC_VOLTAGE_OUT] = true,
+        .direct[PSC_TEMPERATURE] = true,
+        .direct[PSC_CURRENT_OUT] = true,
+        .m[PSC_VOLTAGE_IN] = 1,
+        .b[PSC_VOLTAGE_IN] = 0,
+        .R[PSC_VOLTAGE_IN] = 3,
+        .m[PSC_VOLTAGE_OUT] = 1,
+        .b[PSC_VOLTAGE_OUT] = 0,
+        .R[PSC_VOLTAGE_OUT] = 3,
+        .m[PSC_TEMPERATURE] = 1,
+        .b[PSC_TEMPERATURE] = 0,
+        .R[PSC_TEMPERATURE] = 3,
+        .func[0] = PMBUS_HAVE_VIN | PMBUS_HAVE_IIN | PMBUS_HAVE_STATUS_INPUT
+                   | PMBUS_HAVE_VOUT | PMBUS_HAVE_STATUS_VOUT
+                   | PMBUS_HAVE_IOUT | PMBUS_HAVE_STATUS_IOUT
+                   | PMBUS_HAVE_PIN | PMBUS_HAVE_POUT
+                   | PMBUS_HAVE_TEMP | PMBUS_HAVE_STATUS_TEMP
+                   | PMBUS_HAVE_FAN12 | PMBUS_HAVE_STATUS_FAN12,
+};
+
+static int ds1200_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
+                        const struct i2c_device_id *id)
+{
+        return pmbus_do_probe(client, id, &ds1200_info);
+}
+
+static int ds1200_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
+{
+        return pmbus_do_remove(client);
+}
+
+static const struct i2c_device_id ds1200_id[] = {
+        {"ds1200", 0},
+        {}
+};
+
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(i2c, ds1200_id);
+
+/* This is the driver that will be inserted */
+static struct i2c_driver ds1200_driver = {
+        .driver = {
+                   .name = "ds1200",
+                   },
+        .probe = ds1200_probe,
+        .remove = ds1200_remove,
+        .id_table = ds1200_id,
+};
+
+static int __init ds1200_init(void)
+{
+        return i2c_add_driver(&ds1200_driver);
+}
+
+static void __exit ds1200_exit(void)
+{
+        i2c_del_driver(&ds1200_driver);
+}
+
+
+Sysfs entries
+-------------
+
+When probing the chip, the driver identifies which PMBus registers are
+supported, and determines available sensors from this information.
+Attribute files only exist if respective sensors are suported by the chip.
+Labels are provided to inform the user about the sensor associated with
+a given sysfs entry.
+
+The following attributes are supported. Limits are read-write; all other
+attributes are read-only.
+
+inX_input               Measured voltage. From READ_VIN or READ_VOUT register.
+inX_min                 Minimum Voltage.
+                        From VIN_UV_WARN_LIMIT or VOUT_UV_WARN_LIMIT register.
+inX_max                 Maximum voltage.
+                        From VIN_OV_WARN_LIMIT or VOUT_OV_WARN_LIMIT register.
+inX_lcrit               Critical minimum Voltage.
+                        From VIN_UV_FAULT_LIMIT or VOUT_UV_FAULT_LIMIT register.
+inX_crit                Critical maximum voltage.
+                        From VIN_OV_FAULT_LIMIT or VOUT_OV_FAULT_LIMIT register.
+inX_min_alarm           Voltage low alarm. From VOLTAGE_UV_WARNING status.
+inX_max_alarm           Voltage high alarm. From VOLTAGE_OV_WARNING status.
+inX_lcrit_alarm         Voltage critical low alarm.
+                        From VOLTAGE_UV_FAULT status.
+inX_crit_alarm          Voltage critical high alarm.
+                        From VOLTAGE_OV_FAULT status.
+inX_label               "vin", "vcap", or "voutY"
+
+currX_input             Measured current. From READ_IIN or READ_IOUT register.
+currX_max               Maximum current.
+                        From IIN_OC_WARN_LIMIT or IOUT_OC_WARN_LIMIT register.
+currX_lcrit             Critical minimum output current.
+                        From IOUT_UC_FAULT_LIMIT register.
+currX_crit              Critical maximum current.
+                        From IIN_OC_FAULT_LIMIT or IOUT_OC_FAULT_LIMIT register.
+currX_alarm             Current high alarm.
+                        From IIN_OC_WARNING or IOUT_OC_WARNING status.
+currX_max_alarm         Current high alarm.
+                        From IIN_OC_WARN_LIMIT or IOUT_OC_WARN_LIMIT status.
+currX_lcrit_alarm       Output current critical low alarm.
+                        From IOUT_UC_FAULT status.
+currX_crit_alarm        Current critical high alarm.
+                        From IIN_OC_FAULT or IOUT_OC_FAULT status.
+currX_label             "iin" or "ioutY"
+
+powerX_input            Measured power. From READ_PIN or READ_POUT register.
+powerX_cap              Output power cap. From POUT_MAX register.
+powerX_max              Power limit. From PIN_OP_WARN_LIMIT or
+                        POUT_OP_WARN_LIMIT register.
+powerX_crit             Critical output power limit.
+                        From POUT_OP_FAULT_LIMIT register.
+powerX_alarm            Power high alarm.
+                        From PIN_OP_WARNING or POUT_OP_WARNING status.
+powerX_crit_alarm       Output power critical high alarm.
+                        From POUT_OP_FAULT status.
+powerX_label            "pin" or "poutY"
+
+tempX_input             Measured temperature.
+                        From READ_TEMPERATURE_X register.
+tempX_min               Mimimum temperature. From UT_WARN_LIMIT register.
+tempX_max               Maximum temperature. From OT_WARN_LIMIT register.
+tempX_lcrit             Critical low temperature.
+                        From UT_FAULT_LIMIT register.
+tempX_crit              Critical high temperature.
+                        From OT_FAULT_LIMIT register.
+tempX_min_alarm         Chip temperature low alarm. Set by comparing
+                        READ_TEMPERATURE_X with UT_WARN_LIMIT if
+                        TEMP_UT_WARNING status is set.
+tempX_max_alarm         Chip temperature high alarm. Set by comparing
+                        READ_TEMPERATURE_X with OT_WARN_LIMIT if
+                        TEMP_OT_WARNING status is set.
+tempX_lcrit_alarm       Chip temperature critical low alarm. Set by comparing
+                        READ_TEMPERATURE_X with UT_FAULT_LIMIT if
+                        TEMP_UT_FAULT status is set.
+tempX_crit_alarm        Chip temperature critical high alarm. Set by comparing
+                        READ_TEMPERATURE_X with OT_FAULT_LIMIT if
+                        TEMP_OT_FAULT status is set.