Hi, Jean Delvare wrote: >>Is there a guide for writing chip documentation, as I don't know what >>to do with "Chip Features" in doc/chips/fscher? > > No chip-specific documentation has been commited to Linux so far, > although I planned to do so too. Basically I think that "Chip Features" > should become "Sysfs Interface" and be a simple list of all files with > permissions (R-, -W or RW) and comments if they are needed. So I'll make the necessary changes soon. > Here are the steps that need to be taken now: > 1* Fix libsensors so that it handles fscher correctly. > 2* Update the 2.4 version of the driver so that it handles voltages the > same way the 2.6 driver does. > 3* Apply your patch to sensors.conf.eg. > 4* Review your 2.6 driver and send it to Greg KH for inclusion into > Linux 2.6.3. > 5* Fix sensors so that it shows errors for FSC chips. > > You must understand that step 3 doesn't make sense unless step 2 is also > achieved. The 2.4 and 2.6 drivers have to be as compatible as possible > so that users can switch from one to the other and back. I think, I can achieve this already later today. > I will work on 1* (and possibly 5*) right now. Please work on 2* > meanwhile. Once done I'll do 3*, and you'll test that both the old and > the new driver work OK. > > Then, and only then, I'll review your 2.6 driver (with changes if you > have done any) and submit it to Greg. Please have a look at set_pwm(). What shall I do with an unsupported value? Is it ok to return -1? Bye. -- Dipl.-Inform. (FH) Reinhard Nissl mailto:rnissl at gmx.de
