linux-kernel - Re: [lm-sensors] Simple fan question

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Date:	Thu, 20 May 2010 13:57:27 +0200
From:	Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>
To:	Ray Lee <ray-lk@...rabbit.org>
Cc:	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
	lm-sensors@...sensors.org,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [lm-sensors] Simple fan question

On Mon, 17 May 2010 08:59:50 -0700, Ray Lee wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 3:56 PM, Benjamin Herrenschmidt <
> benh@...nel.crashing.org> wrote:
> 
> > Now, maybe the best option is to have instead:
> >
> >        fan[1-*]_discrete_value
> >                Discrete value
> >                RW
> >
> >        fan[1-*]_supported values
> >                List of supported discrete values
> >                RO
> >
> 
> Perhaps a granularity (ie, step-size) instead of a full list of values?

A possible addition to the current API, yes. But it may not cover all
cases: the step size isn't necessarily constant.

-- 
Jean Delvare
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