linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Drivers: hwmon: it87: Add support for ITE 8728

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Message-ID: <20111121222653.5441b63f@endymion.delvare>
Date:	Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:26:53 +0100
From:	Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>
To:	guenter.roeck@...csson.com
Cc:	"Frank T. Lofaro Jr." <ftlofaro@...oo.com>,
	lm-sensors@...sensors.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Drivers: hwmon: it87: Add support for ITE 8728

On Mon, 7 Nov 2011 10:00:45 -0800, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> On Fri, 2011-11-04 at 00:44 -0400, Frank T. Lofaro Jr. wrote:
> > This patch allows the ITE 8728 chip to be detected and used.
> > The chip appears to be compatible with the 8721.

Frank, can we see the output of "sensors" on your system with your
patch applied?

> Can anyone confirm that those chips are actually compatible ?

The datasheet is not publicly available, unfortunately. The info I have
is that temperature and fan parts are likely to be compatible. Not so
sure about the voltages, although the ADC resolution is the same (12
mV.)

> > @@ -1603,6 +1605,7 @@ static int __init it87_find(unsigned short
> > *address,
> >                 sio_data->type = it8720;
> >                 break;
> >         case IT8721F_DEVID:
> > +       case IT8728F_DEVID:
> >                 sio_data->type = it8721;
> >                 break;
> >         case 0xffff:    /* No device at all */

One thing for sure: I want to play it safe and introduce a separate
chip type for the IT8728F. Two advantages: we can tell who has an
IT8728F from user reports easily, and we can add chip tweaks later
easily without breaking user configurations.

-- 
Jean Delvare
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