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

From: Guenter Roeck
Date: Fri May 05 2023 - 00:32:36 EST


On 5/4/23 21:27, Bagas Sanjaya wrote:
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:


Yes, and I do not feel comfortable removing it.

Guenter

---- >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>