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[PATCH] I2C: max6875 documentation update

Here is a proposed documentation update for the new max6875 i2c chip
driver.

Signed-off-by: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
Jean Delvare 20 years ago
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Documentation/i2c/chips/max6875

@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ Kernel driver max6875
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 Supported chips:
 Supported chips:
-  * Maxim max6874, max6875
-    Prefixes: 'max6875'
+  * Maxim MAX6874, MAX6875
+    Prefix: 'max6875'
     Addresses scanned: 0x50, 0x52
     Addresses scanned: 0x50, 0x52
-    Datasheets:
+    Datasheet:
         http://pdfserv.maxim-ic.com/en/ds/MAX6874-MAX6875.pdf
         http://pdfserv.maxim-ic.com/en/ds/MAX6874-MAX6875.pdf
 
 
 Author: Ben Gardner <bgardner@wabtec.com>
 Author: Ben Gardner <bgardner@wabtec.com>
@@ -23,14 +23,26 @@ Module Parameters
 Description
 Description
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-The MAXIM max6875 is a EEPROM-programmable power-supply sequencer/supervisor.
+The Maxim MAX6875 is an EEPROM-programmable power-supply sequencer/supervisor.
 It provides timed outputs that can be used as a watchdog, if properly wired.
 It provides timed outputs that can be used as a watchdog, if properly wired.
 It also provides 512 bytes of user EEPROM.
 It also provides 512 bytes of user EEPROM.
 
 
-At reset, the max6875 reads the configuration eeprom into its configuration
+At reset, the MAX6875 reads the configuration EEPROM into its configuration
 registers.  The chip then begins to operate according to the values in the
 registers.  The chip then begins to operate according to the values in the
 registers.
 registers.
 
 
+The Maxim MAX6874 is a similar, mostly compatible device, with more intputs
+and outputs:
+
+             vin     gpi    vout
+MAX6874        6       4       8
+MAX6875        4       3       5
+
+MAX6874 chips can have four different addresses (as opposed to only two for
+the MAX6875). The additional addresses (0x54 and 0x56) are not probed by
+this driver by default, but the probe module parameter can be used if
+needed.
+
 See the datasheet for details on how to program the EEPROM.
 See the datasheet for details on how to program the EEPROM.