Mark Brown wrote: > On Thu, Apr 12, 2007 at 01:26:55PM +0100, P?draig Brady wrote: > >> Mark Brown wrote: >> > > [ Currently we have multiplexing problems with multiple drivers trying > to control SuperIO devices. ] > > >>> The most straightforward fix appears to be to provide a multiplexing >>> driver for the chip. Does this sound like a reasonable approach to >>> > > >> You're right. >> Some work has been done wrt this, but I've not tried it: >> http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=115821759424601&w=2 >> > > Adding Jim Cromie who wrote the SuperIO multiplexer referenced there - > what is the current status of that work? It looks like exactly what I > was after. > > hi Mark, Padraig, thanks for searching, and finding something relevant. and sorry for the delay. $job is demanding my attention these days. I also owe a platform_driver patch for pc87360, which should come 1st, since its already late :-( Ive evidently done something with the patchset since 9/14 probably as talked about in the thread. -rw-rw-r-- 1 jimc jimc 9536 Oct 6 2006 diff.locks-superio -rw-rw-r-- 1 jimc jimc 5739 Oct 6 2006 diff.locks-superio-usein-pc87360 -rw-rw-r-- 1 jimc jimc 6288 Oct 6 2006 diff.locks-superio-usein-pc8736x_gpio in case you havent already seen it http://search.gmane.org/?query=superio&group=gmane.linux.drivers.sensors comments, experiments, trials welcome. thanks jimc
