Our package only works on 2.4 kernels. Issues such as this get fixed as drivers are ported to 2.6. See the 2.6 kernel source tree for examples. Zhang Jun wrote: > Hello, > > I have some questions about device number extension. > > In Linux kernel 2.6, device number will be extended from 16-bit to 32-bit. All utilities and libraries should make corresponding extension for this new feature in kernel 2.6. > > I find that ?lm_sensors-2.8.1-2.4.23? considers and operates device number as 16-bit in following places: > In file kernel/chips/smbus-arp.c: 99 > u16 dev_int; > "u16" is defined as unsigned short type. It seems not to correspond to device number extension. > > In file kernel/chips/smbus-arp.c: 376 > data->dev[newdev].dev_int = (blk[6] << 8) | blk[7]; > As following, "major" should be 12-bit, and "minor" should be 20-bit. > mmmm mmmm mmmm MMMM MMMM MMMM mmmm mmmm > "M" means major device number. > "m" means minor device number. > But this expression considers both major number and minor number as 8-bit. It seems not to correspond to device number extension. > > In file kernel/busses/i2c-piix4.c: 49 > const unsigned short dev; > This definition seems not to correspond to device number extension. > > Since I didn?t find any information about this aspect in homepage of this package, I wonder whether the latest version has completed the device number extension? If not, will it be completed in the future? And when? > > Looking forward to answering. > > > > Regards, > Zhang Jun > > -------------------------------------------------- > Zhang Jun > Dept. of Technology and Development > Nanjing Fujitsu Nanda Software Tech. Co., Ltd.(FNST) > No. 16-5, Guanzhou Rd., Nanjing, P.R.China > PHONE: +86+25-6630523-652 > FUJITSU INTERNAL: 79955-652 > FAX: +86+25-3317685 > Mail: zhangjun at nanjing-fnst.com > -------------------------------------------------- > >
