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

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Date:	Tue, 23 Jul 2013 21:31:51 +0000
From:	Himanshu Madhani <himanshu.madhani@...gic.com>
To:	Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>
CC:	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Dept-NX Linux NIC Driver 
	<Dept_NX_Linux_NIC_Driver@...gic.com>
Subject: RE: [RFC] qlcnic: Enhance ethtool to display board temperature.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ben Hutchings [mailto:bhutchings@...arflare.com]
> Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2013 8:55 AM
> To: Himanshu Madhani
> Cc: netdev; David Miller; Dept-NX Linux NIC Driver
> 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.

Thank you for the response. We will investigate hwmon infrastructure. 

> 
> Ben.
> 
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