> -----Original Message----- > From: Mark M. Hoffman [mailto:mhoffman at lightlink.com] > > I think that what > > the documentation tries to prevent there is hardcoding resistor values > > for +5V, +12V, -12V and -5V. These values are likely to change from > > motherboard to motherboard, and that's why they are set in > > /etc/sensors.conf. For the rest, drivers tend to convert from registers > > to "real" values (that is, values that make direct sense for a human > > being). > > There is a method to the madness: those conversions which are specified > in the sensor chip datasheet and which *cannot* vary from one board to > the next are performed by the driver. If other conversions > are necessary, they are performed in user-space. Yes, that all makes perfect sense. Thanks. John.
