linux-kernel - Re: [lm-sensors] Location for thermal drivers

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Message-ID: <AANLkTimERGh2yGGX_E_N4ajxg_-0QTFS54QSKj2+AAfF@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Fri, 12 Nov 2010 13:53:50 -0800
From:	Phil Pokorny <ppokorny@...guincomputing.com>
To:	guenter.roeck@...csson.com
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	lm-sensors@...sensors.org
Subject: Re: [lm-sensors] Location for thermal drivers

On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 12:33 PM, Guenter Roeck
<guenter.roeck@...csson.com> wrote:
> I think a better location for the driver would be drivers/thermal.
> drivers/hwmon is not really a good fit, since hwmon support for thermal
> drivers is optional. Potential problem with drivers/thermal is that
> there are no thermal drivers in there (yet), and there does not seem to
> be a maintainer.

What is the difference between a "thermal" sensor and a "temperature"
sensor?  Aren't they the same thing?

Why does drivers/thermal exist if there are no drivers in it and no maintainer?

Phil P.
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