netdev - Re: [RFC] qlcnic: Enhance ethtool to display board temperature.

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Date:	Sun, 21 Jul 2013 16:54:40 +0100
From:	Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>
To:	Himanshu Madhani <himanshu.madhani@...gic.com>
CC:	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <davem@...emloft.net>,
	<Dept_NX_Linux_NIC_Driver@...gic.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC] qlcnic: Enhance ethtool to display board temperature.

On Thu, 2013-07-18 at 23:57 -0400, Himanshu Madhani wrote:
> From: Himanshu Madhani <himanshu.madhani@...gic.com>
> 
> We need to provide a mechanism for a user space application to query
> adapter temperature. This RFC patch is to request input on which of the
> following approach would be appropriate way to export this information.
[...]

You should create a separate hwmon device.  As examples, this is
currently done by igb, ixgbe, sfc or tg3.

Ben.

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