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diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/Kconfig b/drivers/hwmon/Kconfig index 00ff533..c882fd0 100644 --- a/drivers/hwmon/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/hwmon/Kconfig @@ -394,13 +394,24 @@ config SENSORS_LM75 tristate "National Semiconductor LM75 and compatibles" depends on I2C help - If you say yes here you get support for National Semiconductor LM75 - sensor chips and clones: Dallas Semiconductor DS75 and DS1775 (in - 9-bit precision mode), and TelCom (now Microchip) TCN75. - - The DS75 and DS1775 in 10- to 12-bit precision modes will require - a force module parameter. The driver will not handle the extra - precision anyhow. + If you say yes here you get support for one common type of + temperature sensor chip, with models including: + + - Dallas Semiconductor DS75 and DS1775 + - Maxim MAX6625 and MAX6626 + - Microchip MCP980x + - National Semiconductor LM75 + - NXP's LM75A + - ST Microelectronics STDS75 + - TelCom (now Microchip) TCN75 + - Texas Instruments TMP100, TMP101, TMP75, TMP175, TMP275 + + This driver supports driver model based binding through board + specific I2C device tables. + + It also supports the "legacy" style of driver binding. To use + that with some chips which don't replicate LM75 quirks exactly, + you may need the "force" module parameter. This driver can also be built as a module. If so, the module will be called lm75. |