linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] hwmon: (aquacomputer_d5next) Check if temp sensors of legacy devices are connected

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Wed, 25 Oct 2023 22:04:36 +0200
From:   Aleksa Savic <savicaleksa83@...il.com>
To:     Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
Cc:     savicaleksa83@...il.com, linux-hwmon@...r.kernel.org,
        leonard.anderweit@...il.com, Jack Doan <me@...kdoan.com>,
        Jean Delvare <jdelvare@...e.com>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] hwmon: (aquacomputer_d5next) Check if temp sensors of
 legacy devices are connected

On 2023-10-25 21:41:00 GMT+02:00, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> 
> Why is the sensor instantiated in the first place ?
> Returning -ENODATA for every reading is not desirable.
> If this can happen, the is_visible function should check
> for it and skip affected sensors.
> 
> Guenter
> 

The external temp sensor(s) are hot-swappable and can be plugged
or unplugged anytime. Similar logic already exists in
aqc_raw_event() for the sensors.

Thanks,
Aleksa