linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] asus_atk0110: add support for Asus P7P55D

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Message-ID: <68676e00909240153o4ae86eeegf9b6d000668ec858@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:53:55 +0200
From:	Luca Tettamanti <kronos.it@...il.com>
To:	Robert Hancock <hancockrwd@...il.com>
Cc:	lm-sensors@...sensors.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] asus_atk0110: add support for Asus P7P55D

On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 5:18 AM, Robert Hancock <hancockrwd@...il.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 1:12 PM, Luca Tettamanti <kronos.it@...il.com> wrote:
>> With P7P55D (and newer) boards Asus extended the output buffer (ASBF)
>> making the driver unable to read the data from the sensors.
>> Change the driver to use dynamic buffers (allocated by ACPI core); the
>> return value is cached, so the number of memory allocations is very low.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Luca Tettamanti <kronos.it@...il.com>
>> Tested-by: Robert Hancock <hancockrwd@...il.com>
>
> I just noticed a problem (either with this patch or some other issue
> with the driver on this board): The readings don't seem to be
> updating, I get the same values all the time.

Jean just relayed me some information from Asus on this board, the EC
is disabled by default.
I'm working on a fix.

L
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