> Ah, thanks for reminding me, I had somehow forgotten that episode. > > However, I have plans to modify the it87 driver to only create the sysfs > files for channels which are really in use [1]. For example, I have an > IT8705F chip on my new motherboard, which has 3 unused voltage channels, > 2 unused temperature channels and 1 unused fan channel. The driver will > still create the sysfs interface for them at the moment. I think this > isn't good. So it would probably be wiser to wait for me to implement > this, and then see whether using arrays of attributes still makes sense > (and how), rather than the other way around. > > So I think we should apply the currently available patch for the it87 > driver, and work on top of that later as time permits. Ah yes, ok. > > [1] Actually I have many more plans for the it87 driver than just this > one. It's amazing how easier it is to hack on any given driver once you > do have hardware to test your changes :) It's just gaining that hardware that's the problem...now if only I could afford a board with an IPMI 2.0 BMC with 60 sensors ;-) Thanks, Yani
