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Date:	16 Feb 2007 20:59:33 +0100
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@...hat.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, lm-sensors@...sensors.org
Subject: Re: Could the k8temp driver be interfering with ACPI?

Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@...hat.com> writes:
> 
> So, could ACPI and the k8temp driver be at odds?

Yes, there is no locking between ACPI and Linux drivers for register access.
e.g. if there is a indexed register both try to access (and temperature
sensors tend to use these things) they can race and get corrupted data.

-Andi
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