> Modified Files: > sensors-detect > Log Message: > (Khali) Add VPD method to detect IBM systems. In the long term, the > other methods (DMI and ACPI) are expected to become unnecessary. I implemented this according to the document Pam Huntley pointed out several months ago: http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/MIGR-45120.html I should have done that times ago but never found the time to do so. Some weeks ago I implemented it in C for integration to the dmidecode project, and I converted the code to Perl today. This detection method is expected to supersede the two other ones we had until today (DMI and ACPI). Three significant advantages: 1* Detection will be more simple with a single method. 2* We won't rely on dmidecode anymore. 3* VPD is more precise and efficient since it's aimed at IBM systems. We'll be able to start a blacklist and/or a whitelist. I'd appreciate some of you give a try to sensors-detect now. If the VPD detection method if confirmed to work, I'll drop the other two methods soon. -- Jean Delvare http://www.ensicaen.ismra.fr/~delvare/
