linux-kernel - Re: Linux 2.6.25 (coretemp reads high temperatures)

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Date:	Mon, 5 May 2008 15:45:48 +0200
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@...e.cz>
To:	Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@....eng.br>
Cc:	Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>,
	Kasper Sandberg <lkml@...anurb.dk>,
	Rudolf Marek <r.marek@...embler.cz>,
	Maxim Levitsky <maximlevitsky@...il.com>, trenn@...e.de,
	Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>, Matthew <jackdachef@...il.com>,
	linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, "Zhang, Rui" <rui.zhang@...el.com>
Subject: Re: Linux 2.6.25 (coretemp reads high temperatures)

On Sun 2008-05-04 14:42:29, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote:
> On Fri, 02 May 2008, Pavel Machek wrote:
> > > Actually, just libsensors would, and the local admin can adjust it at
> > > will using the config file.
> > > 
> > > Nobody in userspace should be reading hwmon sysfs directly without the
> > > use of libsensors.  If they are, it is their bug, and it is unsupported
> > > AFAIK.
> > 
> > Hmm, that's an interesting ABI design. No, I do not think that's a
> > good idea.
> 
> That's how it is.  The kernel drivers are to attempt to do their best to
> give proper readings.  But if they don't, the library can apply
> arbritary user-configurable adjustments.
> 
> I'd rather different attribute names like "raw_temp#" were used when the
> adjustment thorugh libsensors is *required*, though.

Yes, that would be nice.
									Pavel
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