Re: temperature standard - global config option?

Pavel Machek
2001-06-06T13:51:01Z

Hi!

> [ please CC replies to me ]
>
> Perusing the kernel sources while investigating watchdog drivers, I
> notice that in some places, Fahrenheit is used, and in some places,
> Celsius. It would seem logical to me to have a global config option,
> so that you *know* that you talk devices either in F or C.

Please, don't.

Use kelvins *0.1, and use them consistently everywhere. This is what
ACPI does, and it is probably right.
Pavel
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