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diff --git a/Documentation/thermal/exynos_thermal_emulation b/Documentation/thermal/exynos_thermal_emulation new file mode 100644 index 000000000..b15efec6c --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/thermal/exynos_thermal_emulation @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +EXYNOS EMULATION MODE +======================== + +Copyright (C) 2012 Samsung Electronics + +Written by Jonghwa Lee <jonghwa3.lee@samsung.com> + +Description +----------- + +Exynos 4x12 (4212, 4412) and 5 series provide emulation mode for thermal management unit. +Thermal emulation mode supports software debug for TMU's operation. User can set temperature +manually with software code and TMU will read current temperature from user value not from +sensor's value. + +Enabling CONFIG_THERMAL_EMULATION option will make this support available. +When it's enabled, sysfs node will be created as +/sys/devices/virtual/thermal/thermal_zone'zone id'/emul_temp. + +The sysfs node, 'emul_node', will contain value 0 for the initial state. When you input any +temperature you want to update to sysfs node, it automatically enable emulation mode and +current temperature will be changed into it. +(Exynos also supports user changeable delay time which would be used to delay of + changing temperature. However, this node only uses same delay of real sensing time, 938us.) + +Exynos emulation mode requires synchronous of value changing and enabling. It means when you +want to update the any value of delay or next temperature, then you have to enable emulation +mode at the same time. (Or you have to keep the mode enabling.) If you don't, it fails to +change the value to updated one and just use last succeessful value repeatedly. That's why +this node gives users the right to change termerpature only. Just one interface makes it more +simply to use. + +Disabling emulation mode only requires writing value 0 to sysfs node. + + +TEMP 120 | + | + 100 | + | + 80 | + | +----------- + 60 | | | + | +-------------| | + 40 | | | | + | | | | + 20 | | | +---------- + | | | | | + 0 |______________|_____________|__________|__________|_________ + A A A A TIME + |<----->| |<----->| |<----->| | + | 938us | | | | | | +emulation : 0 50 | 70 | 20 | 0 +current temp : sensor 50 70 20 sensor |