Re: [RFC 05/11] Documentation/hwmon: Revise PMBus core documentation

From: Bagas Sanjaya
Date: Fri May 05 2023 - 00:28:08 EST


On Thu, May 04, 2023 at 12:57:46AM -0700, James Seo wrote:
> -[from pmbus.org] The Power Management Bus (PMBus) is an open standard
> -power-management protocol with a fully defined command language that facilitates
> -communication with power converters and other devices in a power system. The
> -protocol is implemented over the industry-standard SMBus serial interface and
> -enables programming, control, and real-time monitoring of compliant power
> -conversion products. This flexible and highly versatile standard allows for
> -communication between devices based on both analog and digital technologies, and
> -provides true interoperability which will reduce design complexity and shorten
> -time to market for power system designers. Pioneered by leading power supply and
> -semiconductor companies, this open power system standard is maintained and
> -promoted by the PMBus Implementers Forum (PMBus-IF), comprising 30+ adopters
> -with the objective to provide support to, and facilitate adoption among, users.
> + The Power Management Bus (PMBus) is an open standard power-management protocol
> + with a fully defined command language that facilitates communication with
> + power converters and other devices in a power system. The protocol is
> + implemented over the industry-standard SMBus serial interface and enables
> + programming, control, and real-time monitoring of compliant power conversion
> + products. This flexible and highly versatile standard allows for communication
> + between devices based on both analog and digital technologies, and provides
> + true interoperability which will reduce design complexity and shorten time to
> + market for power system designers. Pioneered by leading power supply and
> + semiconductor companies, this open power system standard is maintained and
> + promoted by the PMBus Implementers Forum (PMBus-IF), comprising 30+ adopters
> + with the objective to provide support to, and facilitate adoption among,
> + users.
> +
> + (from pmbus.org)

Seems like a candidate for attribution:

---- >8 ----
diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/pmbus-core.rst b/Documentation/hwmon/pmbus-core.rst
index 2f88a03446d2be..75404f088fd777 100644
--- a/Documentation/hwmon/pmbus-core.rst
+++ b/Documentation/hwmon/pmbus-core.rst
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Introduction
with the objective to provide support to, and facilitate adoption among,
users.

- (from pmbus.org)
+ -- (from pmbus.org)

Unfortunately, while PMBus commands are standardized, there are no mandatory
commands, and manufacturers can add as many non-standard commands as they like.

Otherwise the formatting LGTM, thanks!

Reviewed-by: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@xxxxxxxxx>

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