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mei: mei.txt: minor grammar fixes

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Signed-off-by: Tomas Winkler <tomas.winkler@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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Tomas Winkler 2012-05-29 16:39:09 +03:00 • committed by Greg Kroah-Hartman
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Documentation/misc-devices/mei/mei.txt
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@ -50,25 +50,25 @@ Intel MEI Driver
The driver exposes a misc device called /dev/mei. The driver exposes a misc device called /dev/mei.
An application maintains communication with an Intel ME feature while An application maintains communication with an Intel ME feature while
/dev/mei is open. The binding to a specific features is performed by calling /dev/mei is open. The binding to a specific feature is performed by calling
MEI_CONNECT_CLIENT_IOCTL, which passes the desired UUID. MEI_CONNECT_CLIENT_IOCTL, which passes the desired UUID.
The number of instances of an Intel ME feature that can be opened The number of instances of an Intel ME feature that can be opened
at the same time depends on the Intel ME feature, but most of the at the same time depends on the Intel ME feature, but most of the
features allow only a single instance. features allow only a single instance.
The Intel AMT Host Interface (Intel AMTHI) feature supports multiple The Intel AMT Host Interface (Intel AMTHI) feature supports multiple
simultaneous user applications. Therefore, the Intel MEI driver handles simultaneous user connected applications. The Intel MEI driver
this internally by maintaining request queues for the applications. handles this internally by maintaining request queues for the applications.
The driver is oblivious to data that is passed between firmware feature The driver is transparent to data that are passed between firmware feature
and host application. and host application.
Because some of the Intel ME features can change the system Because some of the Intel ME features can change the system
configuration, the driver by default allows only a privileged configuration, the driver by default allows only a privileged
user to access it. user to access it.
A code snippet for an application communicating with A code snippet for an application communicating with Intel AMTHI client:
Intel AMTHI client:
struct mei_connect_client_data data; struct mei_connect_client_data data;
fd = open(MEI_DEVICE); fd = open(MEI_DEVICE);
@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ The Intel AMT Watchdog is composed of two parts:
2) Intel MEI driver - connects to the watchdog feature, configures the 2) Intel MEI driver - connects to the watchdog feature, configures the
watchdog and sends the heartbeats. watchdog and sends the heartbeats.
The Intel MEI driver uses the kernel watchdog to configure the Intel AMT The Intel MEI driver uses the kernel watchdog API to configure the Intel AMT
Watchdog and to send heartbeats to it. The default timeout of the Watchdog and to send heartbeats to it. The default timeout of the
watchdog is 120 seconds. watchdog is 120 seconds.