@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ config SENSORS_OCC_P8_I2C
select SENSORS_OCC
help
This option enables support for monitoring sensors provided by the
- On-Chip Controller (OCC) on a POWER8 processor. Communications with
- the OCC are established through I2C bus.
+ On-Chip Controller (OCC) on a POWER8 processor. However, this driver
+ can only run on a baseboard management controller (BMC) connected to
+ the P8, not the POWER processor itself. Communications with the OCC are
+ established through I2C bus.
This driver can also be built as a module. If so, the module will be
called occ-p8-hwmon.
@@ -22,8 +24,10 @@ config SENSORS_OCC_P9_SBE
select SENSORS_OCC
help
This option enables support for monitoring sensors provided by the
- On-Chip Controller (OCC) on a POWER9 processor. Communications with
- the OCC are established through SBE fifo on an FSI bus.
+ On-Chip Controller (OCC) on a POWER9 processor. However, this driver
+ can only run on a baseboard management controller (BMC) connected to
+ the P9, not the POWER processor itself. Communications with the OCC are
+ established through SBE fifo on an FSI bus.
This driver can also be built as a module. If so, the module will be
called occ-p9-hwmon.
The help text needs to spell out how the driver runs on a BMC, as it previously seemed to indicate it ran on a POWER processor. Signed-off-by: Eddie James <eajames@linux.ibm.com> --- Changes since v1: fix Signed-off-by; git config got mixed up. drivers/hwmon/occ/Kconfig | 12 ++++++++---- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)