linux-kernel - Re: [v4.7.2: Oops] When loading IT87 HARDWARE MONITORING DRIVER

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Date:   Mon, 29 Aug 2016 12:11:40 +0200
From:   Jean Delvare <jdelvare@...e.de>
To:     Alexander Kapshuk <alexander.kapshuk@...il.com>
Cc:     linux-hwmon@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [v4.7.2: Oops] When loading IT87 HARDWARE MONITORING DRIVER

On Mon, 29 Aug 2016 12:06:34 +0200, Jean Delvare wrote:
> I'm trying to find when the bug was introduced. I have a hard time
> believing it went unnoticed for long. If it fixes your problem I'll
> send a clean patch.

Broken by:

commit 52929715634ad36782bd7018ab0bf59a6619c393
Author: Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
Date:   Sat Mar 30 14:00:08 2013 -0700

    hwmon: (it87) Use is_visible for voltage sensors

Only kernel v4.7 is affected. I'll send a clean patch after my lunch.

-- 
Jean Delvare
SUSE L3 Support