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diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/adt7473 b/Documentation/hwmon/adt7473
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@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ point2: Set the pwm speed at a higher temperature bound.
The ADT7473 will scale the pwm between the lower and higher pwm speed when
the temperature is between the two temperature boundaries. PWM values range
-from 0 (off) to 255 (full speed).
+from 0 (off) to 255 (full speed). Fan speed will be set to maximum when the
+temperature sensor associated with the PWM control exceeds temp#_max.
Notes
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diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/ibmaem b/Documentation/hwmon/ibmaem
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+Kernel driver ibmaem
+======================
+
+Supported systems:
+ * Any recent IBM System X server with Active Energy Manager support.
+ This includes the x3350, x3550, x3650, x3655, x3755, x3850 M2,
+ x3950 M2, and certain HS2x/LS2x/QS2x blades. The IPMI host interface
+ driver ("ipmi-si") needs to be loaded for this driver to do anything.
+ Prefix: 'ibmaem'
+ Datasheet: Not available
+
+Author: Darrick J. Wong
+
+Description
+-----------
+
+This driver implements sensor reading support for the energy and power
+meters available on various IBM System X hardware through the BMC. All
+sensor banks will be exported as platform devices; this driver can talk
+to both v1 and v2 interfaces. This driver is completely separate from the
+older ibmpex driver.
+
+The v1 AEM interface has a simple set of features to monitor energy use.
+There is a register that displays an estimate of raw energy consumption
+since the last BMC reset, and a power sensor that returns average power
+use over a configurable interval.
+
+The v2 AEM interface is a bit more sophisticated, being able to present
+a wider range of energy and power use registers, the power cap as
+set by the AEM software, and temperature sensors.
+
+Special Features
+----------------
+
+The "power_cap" value displays the current system power cap, as set by
+the Active Energy Manager software. Setting the power cap from the host
+is not currently supported.