Re: Linux 2.6.22-rc1

Jean Delvare
2007-05-14T12:14:05Z

Hi Antonino,

On Mon, 14 May 2007 10:34:08 +0200, Antonino Ingargiola wrote:
> 2007/5/14, Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>:
> [cut]
> > I am not familiar with the gnome sensors applet. Does it say where it
> > is getting the data (driver name, device name...)?
>
> The applet settings show a list of sensors under the libsensors name.
> Those are the sensors that work on 2.6.21.1.
>
> However the acpi and i2c section of the two config are
> > > identical. I report the only selected options:
> > >
> > > Power management options (ACPI, APM) --->
> > > [*] Power Management support
> > > [*] Software Suspend (Hibernation)
> > > ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) Support --->
> > > [*] ACPI Support
> > > [*] Sleep States
> > > <M> Button
> > > <M> Video
> > > <M> Fan
> > > <M> Processor
> > > <M> Thermal Zone
> > > (0) Disable ACPI for systems before Jan 1st this year
> > >
> > > Device Drivers --->
> > > I2C support --->
> > > <M> I2C device interface
> > > I2C Hardware Bus support --->
> > > <M> VIA VT82C596/82C686/82xx and CX700
> >
> > You forgot to list the Hardware Monitoring support options.
>
> Sorry. Here it is (they are identical in the two config):
>
> Hardware Monitoring support --->
> <*> Hardware Monitoring support
> <*> Abit uGuru
> <M> VIA686A
> <*> IBM Hard Drive Active Protection System (hdaps)
>
> But I'm quite sure that the only module used is VIA686A (I'm
> rebuilding to confirm).

This is a rather bad idea to build the abituguru and hdaps drivers into
your kernel if you don't have these devices. Especially abituguru, as
it does arbitrary port probing.

> > > The first column of lsmod list the same modules in both kernels. The
> > > diff-ed dmesg is attached.
> >
> > Please provide the output of lsmod.
> >
> > If you are using one of the following drivers: lm78, smsc47b397,
> > smsc47m1, w83627hf or w83781d, you need lm_sensors >= 2.10.1
> > (libsensors.so.3.1.1 or later).
>
> I've attached the lsmod for 2.6.22-rc.

You didn't.

> I'm not using any of the listed drivers.

How strange, why are they loaded then?

> However the lm-sensors package is version 2.10.1-3 and
> libsensors.so.3.1.1 is on my system too (package libsensors3).

Can you please share the output of "sensors" under both kernels 2.6.21.1
and 2.6.22-rc1.

I would also be interested in a diff of /proc/ioports between 2.6.21.1
and 2.6.22-rc1.

--
Jean Delvare