Re: Sensors errors with 15-rc6, 15-rc5 was normal

[Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>]

Hi Gene,

> Gene Heskett <gene.heskett@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> > To whomever is in charge of the sensors code in the kernel:
> > 
> > I just noted that the temperatures being reported by gkrellm, using its 
> > internal sensors stuff, are not correct by over 100F too low when -rc6 
> > is running.  -rc5 seems to give good readings consistent with what 
> > I've been observing for the last year, a slowly rising cpu reading due 
> > to the zallman flower becoming dust packed, to the point of about 150F 
> > for a normal reading.
> > 
> > Today, after rebooting to -rc6, I'm seeing cpu temps ranging between 
> > 39.2 and 41.7 degress F. As the room is probably around 74F, thats a 
> > bit of a dubious reading.
> > 
> > Whom do I contact about this? 
> 
> Jean.

No hwmon driver was updated between 2.6.15-rc5 and 2.6.15-rc6.

Are you getting the temperature value from ACPI, or from a hwmon
driver? If the latter, which driver is this, and which hardware
monitoring chip do you have?

-- 
Jean Delvare