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diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/max16065 b/Documentation/hwmon/max16065 index 44b4f61e04f9..c11f64a1f2ad 100644 --- a/Documentation/hwmon/max16065 +++ b/Documentation/hwmon/max16065 @@ -62,6 +62,13 @@ can be safely used to identify the chip. You will have to instantiate the devices explicitly. Please see Documentation/i2c/instantiating-devices for details. +WARNING: Do not access chip registers using the i2cdump command, and do not use +any of the i2ctools commands on a command register (0xa5 to 0xac). The chips +supported by this driver interpret any access to a command register (including +read commands) as request to execute the command in question. This may result in +power loss, board resets, and/or Flash corruption. Worst case, your board may +turn into a brick. + Sysfs entries ------------- |
