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From: tglx@linutronix.de (Thomas Gleixner)
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 21:19:55 +0000
Subject: [lm-sensors] [PATCH] Add MAX6650 support
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On Fri, 2007-03-16 at 22:07 +0100, Hans-J?rgen Koch wrote:
> > > /* fan_voltage: 5=5V fan, 12V fan, 0=don't change */
> > > static int fan_voltage = 0;
> > > /* prescaler: Possible values are 1,2,4,8,16, or 0 for don't change */
> > > static int prescaler = 0;
> >
> > The trick is to _not_ initialize these variables at all. The compiler
> > will put them in a special section and will zero them all at once
> > automatically.
> 
> Sounds dangerous. But I trust you :-)

It's one of the things which actually work reliable in gcc :)

	tglx