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1.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
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3Kernel driver asus_ec_sensors
4=================================
5
6Supported boards:
7 * PRIME X470-PRO
8 * PRIME X570-PRO
9 * Pro WS X570-ACE
10 * ProArt X570-CREATOR WIFI
11 * ProArt B550-CREATOR
12 * ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO
13 * ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI)
14 * ROG CROSSHAIR VIII FORMULA
15 * ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO
16 * ROG CROSSHAIR VIII IMPACT
17 * ROG CROSSHAIR X670E HERO
18 * ROG CROSSHAIR X670E GENE
19 * ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO
20 * ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO (WI-FI)
21 * ROG STRIX B550-E GAMING
22 * ROG STRIX B550-I GAMING
23 * ROG STRIX X570-E GAMING
24 * ROG STRIX X570-E GAMING WIFI II
25 * ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING
26 * ROG STRIX X570-I GAMING
27 * ROG STRIX Z390-F GAMING
28 * ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4
29 * ROG ZENITH II EXTREME
30 * ROG ZENITH II EXTREME ALPHA
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32Authors:
33    - Eugene Shalygin <eugene.shalygin@gmail.com>
34
35Description:
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37ASUS mainboards publish hardware monitoring information via Super I/O
38chip and the ACPI embedded controller (EC) registers. Some of the sensors
39are only available via the EC.
40
41The driver is aware of and reads the following sensors:
42
431. Chipset (PCH) temperature
442. CPU package temperature
453. Motherboard temperature
464. Readings from the T_Sensor header
475. VRM temperature
486. CPU_Opt fan RPM
497. VRM heatsink fan RPM
508. Chipset fan RPM
519. Readings from the "Water flow meter" header (RPM)
5210. Readings from the "Water In" and "Water Out" temperature headers
5311. CPU current
5412. CPU core voltage
55
56Sensor values are read from EC registers, and to avoid race with the board
57firmware the driver acquires ACPI mutex, the one used by the WMI when its
58methods access the EC.
59
60Module Parameters
61-----------------
62 * mutex_path: string
63		The driver holds path to the ACPI mutex for each board (actually,
64		the path is mostly identical for them). If ASUS changes this path
65		in a future BIOS update, this parameter can be used to override
66		the stored in the driver value until it gets updated.
67		A special string ":GLOBAL_LOCK" can be passed to use the ACPI
68		global lock instead of a dedicated mutex.
69