linux-kernel - Re: W1: w1_slave units, standardize 1C or .001C? Break API

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Message-ID: <20080122211224.GA434@2ka.mipt.ru>
Date:	Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:12:24 +0300
From:	Evgeniy Polyakov <johnpol@....mipt.ru>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc:	David Fries <david@...es.net>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: W1: w1_slave units, standardize 1C or .001C?  Break API

On Wed, Jan 23, 2008 at 12:07:41AM +0300, Evgeniy Polyakov (johnpol@....mipt.ru) wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 21, 2008 at 07:11:07PM -0800, H. Peter Anvin (hpa@...or.com) wrote:
> > >Millikelvins would have the nice property of never being negative.  :)
> > >
> > 
> > Alternatively, centikelvins would fit nicely in 16 bits if anyone cares...
> > 
> > 655.35 K = 382.20 °C = 719.96 °F
> 
> I have no objection on adding new sysfs files which will return
> temperature relative to one on Mars or Venus :)

Even more, what about possibility of changing of the base, relative to
which temperature is displayed? By default I vote for centigrades,
those, who live behind the oceans, can setup Fahrenheit, Kelvin or anything
else, but please in a new file :)
David will this work for you?

-- 
	Evgeniy Polyakov
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