RE: [lm-sensors] Patch[1/2] Adding Core and Package Thermal Threshold Support to Coretemp

R, Durgadoss
2010-12-08T16:36:14Z

> > This patch adds the core and package thermal threshold support to coretemp.c.
> > These thresholds can be read/written using the hwmon sysfs interfaces
> > temp1_core_thresh[0/1] and temp1_pkg_thresh[0/1].
>
> The package temperature isn't currently supported by the coretemp
> driver but by the pkgtemp driver. It makes no sense to add support for
> package thermal threshold to coretemp as long as the pkgtemp functionality
> hasn't been merged back into coretemp. This was the plan, BTW, I
> objected to the very existence of a separate pkgtemp driver since day
> 1, and I thought we had agreed that pkgtemp would be removed and its
> functionality would be merged into coretemp.

Ok. I did not know the existence of a pkgtemp driver.
Will look into the pkgtemp driver.

>
> > Signed-off-by: Durgadoss R <durgadoss.r@intel.com>
>
> Please note also that we will need your full name for kernel
> submissions.

That's my Full name. All my official records as well as
Other patch submissions have this name only.

Thanks,
Durgadoss