[ltp] Re: pwm controls in /sys

Bjørn Mork linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sun, 28 Apr 2013 18:31:07 +0200


Dave Cunningham <sparkprime@gmail.com> writes:

> Did some more experimentation -- this is how it seems to behave:
>
> pwm1_enable == 0
> fan speed: 3800rpm
>
> pwm1_enable == 1
> fan speed: 3100rpm to 0 depending on value in pwm (255 to 0)
>
> pwm1_enable == 2
> fan speed varies automatically according to temperature, but is never abo=
ve
> 3100

This is consistent with the docs.  You can find an online version here:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface


Bjørn