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authorGuenter Roeck <guenter.roeck@ericsson.com>2010-09-17 17:24:14 +0200
committerJean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>2010-09-17 17:24:14 +0200
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hwmon: (adm1031) Replace update_rate sysfs attribute with update_interval
The attribute reflects an interval, not a rate. Signed-off-by: Guenter Roeck <guenter.roeck@ericsson.com> Acked-by: Ira W. Snyder <iws@ovro.caltech.edu> Signed-off-by: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>
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@@ -91,12 +91,11 @@ name The chip name.
I2C devices get this attribute created automatically.
RO
-update_rate The rate at which the chip will update readings.
+update_interval The interval at which the chip will update readings.
Unit: millisecond
RW
- Some devices have a variable update rate. This attribute
- can be used to change the update rate to the desired
- frequency.
+ Some devices have a variable update rate or interval.
+ This attribute can be used to change it to the desired value.
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