Hi Eduardo, On Mon, Feb 09, 2015 at 09:34:03PM +0000, Eduardo Valentin wrote: > This change introduces a section in the Introduction Chapter to > list concepts used by the Thermal Framework. > > Signed-off-by: Eduardo Valentin <edubez...@gmail.com> > --- > Documentation/DocBook/thermal.tmpl | 129 > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- > 1 file changed, 128 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/thermal.tmpl > b/Documentation/DocBook/thermal.tmpl > index f8fb8a2..66efed3 100644 > --- a/Documentation/DocBook/thermal.tmpl > +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/thermal.tmpl > @@ -84,5 +84,132 @@ > devices. > </para> > > - </chapter> > + <sect1 id="glossary"> > + <title>Glossary</title> > + <para>The Linux Kernel Thermal Framework uses a > + specific terminology to represent the entities involved > + in thermal constrained environments. This section > + summaries the terminology as dictionary. These terms are > + in use within the present document and in the source > + code of the Linux Kernel Thermal Framework. > + </para> > + <glossary> > + <glossentry> > + <glossterm>Thermal Zone</glossterm> > + <glossdef> > + <para>Thermal zones represent > + what is the current status of a > + thermal constrained zone in the > + hardware. The zone usually is a > + device or component. The status > + of a thermal zone is mainly with > + respect to temperature. > + Currently, the Linux Kernel > + Thermal Framework represents > + temperature in miliCelsius. The > + current abstraction covers for > + non negative temperatures and > + constraints. > + </para>
Shall we point out that a thermal zone doesn't necessarily imply a thermal sensor? I find it very common to assume that if you have 10 sensors, you should have 10 thermal zones. From my point of view, a thermal zone is an area that has similar thermal characteristics. Therefore, the temperature of the thermal zone doesn't necessarily have to come from on sensor, and can be defined as a combination of the input from multiple thermal sensors. I don't know how to put this in proper words for the documentation, but I think it's worth hinting it here. Cheers, Javi -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
