linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2.6.26-rc] ACPI Thermal Zone driver breaks lm-sensors 2 userspace

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Message-ID: <48613130.7090004@keyaccess.nl>
Date:	Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:38:56 +0200
From:	Rene Herman <rene.herman@...access.nl>
To:	"Mark M. Hoffman" <mhoffman@...htlink.com>
CC:	Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@...el.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Robert Hancock <hancockr@...w.ca>,
	Hans de Goede <j.w.r.degoede@....nl>,
	Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org,
	lm-sensors@...sensors.org,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.26-rc] ACPI Thermal Zone driver breaks lm-sensors
 2 userspace

On 24-06-08 14:14, Mark M. Hoffman wrote:

> * Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@...el.com> [2008-06-24 11:47:38 +0800]:
> 
> (snip)
> 
>> Following is a possible solution which is also from Rene,
>> while I think CONFIG_THERMAL_HWMON should be "default n".
> 
> I agree that it should default off.  With that change...
> 
> Acked-by: Mark M. Hoffman <mhoffman@...htlink.com>

Len suggested the default be hwmon support enabled; I'm okay either way. 
Here it is again with only the 'default y' dropped (and such noted in 
the changelog).

Before it slips from the thread -- this again while noting that with a 
fixed libsensors 2 on the way just not fixing it is an option.

Rene

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