linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] hwmon: (dell-smm) Increment the number of fans

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Message-Id: <D8DNFCVO68AX.NE67F0XRBQYX@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2025 13:29:45 -0500
From: "Kurt Borja" <kuurtb@...il.com>
To: "Armin Wolf" <W_Armin@....de>, "Guenter Roeck" <linux@...ck-us.net>
Cc: <linux-hwmon@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
 <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, "Jean Delvare" <jdelvare@...e.com>,
 "Jonathan Corbet" <corbet@....net>, Pali Rohár
 <pali@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] hwmon: (dell-smm) Increment the number of fans

On Tue Mar 11, 2025 at 1:17 PM -05, Armin Wolf wrote:
> Am 11.03.25 um 15:13 schrieb Guenter Roeck:
>
>> On Tue, Mar 04, 2025 at 12:52:50AM -0500, Kurt Borja wrote:
>>> Some Alienware laptops that support the SMM interface, may have up to 4
>>> fans.
>>>
>>> Tested on an Alienware x15 r1.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Kurt Borja <kuurtb@...il.com>
>> Oh, never mind, I'll apply this patch. If it causes trouble on older machines,
>> we may have to make it conditional, but that is not a reason to hold it up.
>>
>> Guenter
>>
> Hi,
>
> seems that i forgot about this patch, sorry. I just tested it on my Inspiron 3505 (single fan)
> and everything works as expected.
>
> Thanks,
> Armin Wolf

That's good to know. Thanks a lot!

-- 
 ~ Kurt