Update the documentation for the binding 'sustainable-power' and allow to provide values in an abstract scale. It is required when the cooling devices use an abstract scale for their power values.
Signed-off-by: Lukasz Luba <[email protected]> --- .../devicetree/bindings/thermal/thermal-zones.yaml | 13 +++++++++---- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/thermal/thermal-zones.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/thermal/thermal-zones.yaml index 3ec9cc87ec50..4d8f2e37d1e6 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/thermal/thermal-zones.yaml +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/thermal/thermal-zones.yaml @@ -99,10 +99,15 @@ patternProperties: sustainable-power: $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32 description: - An estimate of the sustainable power (in mW) that this thermal zone - can dissipate at the desired control temperature. For reference, the - sustainable power of a 4-inch phone is typically 2000mW, while on a - 10-inch tablet is around 4500mW. + An estimate of the sustainable power (in mW or in an abstract scale) + that this thermal zone can dissipate at the desired control + temperature. For reference, the sustainable power of a 4-inch phone + is typically 2000mW, while on a 10-inch tablet is around 4500mW. + + It is possible to express the sustainable power in an abstract + scale. This is the case when the related cooling devices use also + abstract scale to express their power usage. The scale must be + consistent. trips: type: object -- 2.17.1
