Mark, I can't speak for boards designed by OEMs or others with Intel Xeon processors, but all Intel-designed Xeon boards will have the sensors exposed via the BMC (IPMI), so this should cover a lot of ground. Andy -----Original Message----- From: Mark Studebaker [mailto:mds at paradyne.com] Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 10:43 AM To: Cress Andrew R Cc: 'sensors at stimpy.netroedge.com' Subject: Re: Support for Intel BMC chipsets via IPMI Thanks for the mail. I'm working with Corey and with HP on a sensors-IPMI interface. It uses Corey's in-kernel API. It's in CVS and I'll be checking in more soon. I'll look at yours and see what I can use. On the Xeons, on many boards the xeon sensor is on an i2c bus accessible directly by the processor (not behind BMC). That's what we support (kindof) now. mds "Cress, Andrew R" wrote: > > Folks, > > I like the way your project ties together lots of types of sensors. > I have a project that uses IPMI to do various things, including get > sensor data and decode the readings. It is compatible with either > the /dev/ipmikcs (valinux) or /dev/imb (Intel) interfaces, and has > been validated with Corey's IPMI driver. > This code works with Intel BMC chipsets. > See http://panicsel.sourceforge.net (sensors.c) > > I'm currently working on conforming the interface of these utilities > to the saforum.org's Hardware Platform Interface. So, I'd be interested > in what interface you have now, and if you are planning to move to SA HPI or > not. > > You had "Intel Xeon" chips listed as not yet supported, but these would be > supported by the IPMI interface to Intel BMC chipsets which control the > sensors for Xeon processor systems. Perhaps my code will help fill that > gap, > if I understand what you meant correctly? > > Andy > > Andy Cress 803-461-6106 fax:803-461-6292 > Senior Software Engineer andrew.r.cress at intel.com > Intel Corporation, Columbia Design Center, CBA2 > 250 Berryhill Rd., Suite 100, Columbia, SC 29210-6470 > BTW, I speak for myself, not for Intel Corp. > "Do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the > interests of others." Phil 2:4
