Re: [v4.7.2: Oops] When loading IT87 HARDWARE MONITORING DRIVER

Alexander Kapshuk
2016-08-29T10:17:21Z

On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 1:11 PM, Jean Delvare <jdelvare@suse.de> wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Aug 2016 12:06:34 +0200, Jean Delvare wrote:
>> I'm trying to find when the bug was introduced. I have a hard time
>> believing it went unnoticed for long. If it fixes your problem I'll
>> send a clean patch.
>
> Broken by:
>
> commit 52929715634ad36782bd7018ab0bf59a6619c393
> Author: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>
> Date: Sat Mar 30 14:00:08 2013 -0700
>
> hwmon: (it87) Use is_visible for voltage sensors
>
> Only kernel v4.7 is affected. I'll send a clean patch after my lunch.
>
> --
> Jean Delvare
> SUSE L3 Support

Hello Jean,

Thanks very much for your response.

I am away from my PC at the moment, so I cannot try out your proposed fix.
I would be able to do so at my earliest convenience, and let you know
how I went, i.e. if you still want me to try it out.

Alexander.