[PATCH] hwmon: (asus_wmi_sensors) Drop misleading BIOS upgrade advice

[PATCH] hwmon: (asus_wmi_sensors) Drop misleading BIOS upgrade advice

[Qian Xiao]

The Known Issues section suggests that upgrading to a BIOS with WMI
method version two or greater should rectify the problem. However, the
driver refuses to bind when the BIOS reports a version below two, so
every system using the driver already meets that condition and the
advice does not help.

Remove the sentence. While at it, fix a typo in the preceding sentence.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-hwmon/CAFGXJCm6ZWK0NsFhZ1_ycgYtTTT3nhqj9mose60t+Rrry1aPvw@mail.gmail.com/
Signed-off-by: Qian Xiao <heyheyco@gmail.com>
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For context, the fan issue has continued to be reported with the in-tree
driver (which implies method version >= 2), e.g.:
https://www.reddit.com/r/archlinux/comments/tunnvb/psa_if_youre_experiencing_weird_fan_behaviour_on/
https://forums.unraid.net/topic/131340-semi-solved-611x612x-bug-system-fans-stopped-after-a-few-hours-asus-mainboard-linux-517-driver-asus-wmi-driver-issue/

 Documentation/hwmon/asus_wmi_sensors.rst | 4 +---
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/asus_wmi_sensors.rst b/Documentation/hwmon/asus_wmi_sensors.rst
index 8f2096c..f6fa66f 100644
--- a/Documentation/hwmon/asus_wmi_sensors.rst
+++ b/Documentation/hwmon/asus_wmi_sensors.rst
@@ -72,7 +72,5 @@ Known Issues:
    X470 Pro seems particularly bad for this. The more frequently the WMI
    interface is polled the greater the potential for this to happen. Until you
    have subjected your computer to an extended soak test while polling the
-   sensors frequently, don't leave you computer unattended. Upgrading to new
-   BIOS version with method version greater than or equal to two should
-   rectify the issue.
+   sensors frequently, don't leave your computer unattended.
  * A few boards report 12v voltages to be ~10v.
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2.53.0

Re: [PATCH] hwmon: (asus_wmi_sensors) Drop misleading BIOS upgrade advice

[sashiko-bot]

> The Known Issues section suggests that upgrading to a BIOS with WMI
> method version two or greater should rectify the problem. However, the
> driver refuses to bind when the BIOS reports a version below two, so
> every system using the driver already meets that condition and the
> advice does not help.
> 
> Remove the sentence. While at it, fix a typo in the preceding sentence.
> 
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-hwmon/CAFGXJCm6ZWK0NsFhZ1_ycgYtTTT3nhqj9mose60t+Rrry1aPvw@mail.gmail.com/
> Signed-off-by: Qian Xiao <heyheyco@gmail.com>

Sashiko has reviewed this patch and found no issues. It looks great!

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