Re: lm sensors sysfs file structure

Greg KH
2003-03-27T17:16:03Z

On Thu, Mar 27, 2003 at 11:46:16AM +0100, Jan Dittmer wrote:
> >Entry Values Function
> >----- ------ --------
> >temp,
> >temp[1-3] 3 Temperature max, min or hysteresis, and input value.
> > Floating point values XXX.X or XXX.XX in degrees Celcius.
>
> If we're restructuring it, I think we should also agree on _one_ common
> denominator for all values ie. mVolt and milli-Degree Celsius, so that
> no userspace program ever again has know how to convert them to
> user-readable values and every user can just cat the values and doesn't
> have to wonder if it's centi-Volt, milli-Volt, centi-Degree, dezi-Degree
> or whatever.

Um, that's what my proposal stated. Do you not agree with it? (You're
quoting the existing document above, not my proposed changes.)

thanks,

greg k-h