linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] k10temp: temperature sensor for AMD Family 10h/11h CPUs

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Date:	Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:56:50 +0100
From:	Clemens Ladisch <clemens@...isch.de>
To:	Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>
CC:	Serge Belyshev <belyshev@...ni.sinp.msu.ru>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, lm-sensors@...sensors.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] k10temp: temperature sensor for AMD Family 10h/11h
 CPUs

Jean Delvare wrote:
> On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:47:51 +0100, Clemens Ladisch wrote:
> > v2: Erratum 319 now results in a warning, not an error, because it cannot
> >     be reliably detected; Serge Belyshev reports that his CPU sensor works.
> 
> Nack. Unreliable sensors -> the default must be to NOT bind to these
> CPUs. ... Otherwise your driver will _never_ make it into the
> kernel tree.

Then how did the k8temp driver make it into the kernel tree?  :-)

> Feel free to provide a way to force the bind to happen (and still
> print a big fat warning that this is a very bad idea), but do NOT make
> it the default. 

Okay, I'll add a force parameter.
I'd guess k8temp should get the same?


Best regards,
Clemens
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