linux-kernel - curious about alleged "compatibility" bits for lm-sensors

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Date:	Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:12:59 -0500 (EST)
From:	"Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@...shcourse.ca>
To:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: curious about alleged "compatibility" bits for lm-sensors


  from drivers/i2c/Kconfig:

config I2C_COMPAT
        boolean "Enable compatibility bits for old user-space"
        default y
        help
          Say Y here if you intend to run lm-sensors 3.1.1 or older, or any
          other user-space package which expects i2c adapters to be class
          devices. If you don't know, say Y.

  as i read it, lm-sensors 3.1.1 *is* the current version, as you can
read here:

  http://lm-sensors.org/wiki/Download

so how does that represent "old user-space"?  i'm just curious.

rday
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