linux-kernel - [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.10 29/30] hwmon: (scpi-hwmon) shows the negative temperature properly

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Date:   Tue, 15 Jun 2021 11:49:06 -0400
From:   Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Riwen Lu <luriwen@...inos.cn>, Xin Chen <chenxin@...inos.cn>,
        Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
        Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>, linux-hwmon@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.10 29/30] hwmon: (scpi-hwmon) shows the negative temperature properly

From: Riwen Lu <luriwen@...inos.cn>

[ Upstream commit 78d13552346289bad4a9bf8eabb5eec5e5a321a5 ]

The scpi hwmon shows the sub-zero temperature in an unsigned integer,
which would confuse the users when the machine works in low temperature
environment. This shows the sub-zero temperature in an signed value and
users can get it properly from sensors.

Signed-off-by: Riwen Lu <luriwen@...inos.cn>
Tested-by: Xin Chen <chenxin@...inos.cn>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210604030959.736379-1-luriwen@kylinos.cn
Signed-off-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>
---
 drivers/hwmon/scpi-hwmon.c | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/scpi-hwmon.c b/drivers/hwmon/scpi-hwmon.c
index 25aac40f2764..919877970ae3 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/scpi-hwmon.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/scpi-hwmon.c
@@ -99,6 +99,15 @@ scpi_show_sensor(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 
 	scpi_scale_reading(&value, sensor);
 
+	/*
+	 * Temperature sensor values are treated as signed values based on
+	 * observation even though that is not explicitly specified, and
+	 * because an unsigned u64 temperature does not really make practical
+	 * sense especially when the temperature is below zero degrees Celsius.
+	 */
+	if (sensor->info.class == TEMPERATURE)
+		return sprintf(buf, "%lld\n", (s64)value);
+
 	return sprintf(buf, "%llu\n", value);
 }
 
-- 
2.30.2