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From: "Henrik Rydberg" <rydberg@euromail.se>
To: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org>
Cc: "Jean Delvare" <khali@linux-fr.org>,
	"Mikael Ström" <mikael@sesamiq.com>,
	"Julien BLACHE" <jb@jblache.org>,
	"Guenter Roeck" <guenter.roeck@ericsson.com>,
	"lm-sensors@lm-sensors.org" <lm-sensors@lm-sensors.org>,
	"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [lm-sensors] [PATCH 1/2 V3] applesmc: Use PnP rather than hardcoding resources and devices
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 16:06:48 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20101220150648.GA19922@polaris.bitmath.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20101220142815.GA23998@srcf.ucam.org>

On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 02:28:15PM +0000, Matthew Garrett wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 03:23:44PM +0100, Henrik Rydberg wrote:
> 
> > The macbook overheat problems goes way back. All models have automatic
> > heat protection, but it kicks in at temperatures uncomfortable to most
> > users. The severity also depends on when the model was made. The
> > current solution is to use the macfanctld driver, which disables
> > automatic fan control, replacing it with a control loop yielding more
> > workable temperatures. A fan control solution in the kernel would
> > certainly be well received.
> 
> There is one, you just need to hook into the thermal device interface.

Right. The fans and the right sensors need to be plugged in, which
seems like it should happen at the same time the platform device is
removed. Thanks to macfanctld, there might even be enough information
regarding what sensors to use. Just about.

Henrik

  reply	other threads:[~2010-12-20 15:10 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 34+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-12-16 15:33 [PATCH 1/2] applesmc: Use PnP rather than hardcoding resources and devices Matthew Garrett
2010-12-16 15:33 ` [PATCH 2/2] applesmc: Perform some more sanity checking on temperatures Matthew Garrett
2010-12-16 16:48 ` [PATCH 1/2] applesmc: Use PnP rather than hardcoding resources and devices Henrik Rydberg
2010-12-16 17:00   ` Matthew Garrett
2010-12-16 17:00 ` [lm-sensors] " Guenter Roeck
2010-12-17 21:57   ` Matthew Garrett
2010-12-17 21:58   ` Matthew Garrett
2010-12-17 22:16     ` Guenter Roeck
2010-12-17 22:22       ` Matthew Garrett
2010-12-17 22:24       ` [PATCH 1/2 V3] " Matthew Garrett
2010-12-18  4:23         ` Guenter Roeck
2010-12-18  9:07           ` Henrik Rydberg
2010-12-18 14:40             ` Matthew Garrett
2010-12-18 15:31               ` Henrik Rydberg
2010-12-18  9:37           ` Henrik Rydberg
2010-12-18 10:09             ` [lm-sensors] " Jean Delvare
2010-12-18 10:31               ` Henrik Rydberg
2010-12-18 11:29                 ` Julien BLACHE
2010-12-18 11:57                   ` Henrik Rydberg
2010-12-20 13:44                     ` Mikael Ström
2010-12-20 13:57                       ` Jean Delvare
2010-12-20 14:23                         ` Henrik Rydberg
2010-12-20 14:28                           ` Matthew Garrett
2010-12-20 15:06                             ` Henrik Rydberg [this message]
2010-12-20 15:12                               ` Matthew Garrett
2010-12-20 15:37                                 ` Henrik Rydberg
2010-12-20 14:00                       ` Matthew Garrett
2010-12-21  6:04                         ` Mikael Ström
2010-12-21 11:09                           ` Julien BLACHE
2010-12-18 14:43             ` Matthew Garrett
2010-12-18 15:30               ` Henrik Rydberg
2010-12-18 15:39                 ` Matthew Garrett
2010-12-17 22:24       ` [PATCH 2/2 V3] applesmc: Perform some more sanity checking on temperatures Matthew Garrett
2010-12-17 21:58   ` [PATCH 2/2] " Matthew Garrett

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