dme1737 and sch311x similarities

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Juerg Haefliger wrote:
> All,
> 
> I looked through the SMSC sch311x datasheet and discovered that the HW
> monitoring capabilities of the two chips are nearly identical. The
> sch311x is missing some of the optional features like fan4 and pwmA
> and pwmB and registers are accessed through the LPC interface rather
> than an SMBus interface as is the case for the dme1737.
> So if I were to enhance the dme1737 driver to support the sch311x
> family this would imply that sch311x owners would also need to load
> i2c modules which aren't really necessary/used in this case.
> On the other hand, two separate drivers means a lot of code redundancy...
> 
> Any thoughts on which way to go? Personally I prefer a single driver,
> way easier to maintain.
> 

I say go for the single driver approach,

Regards,

Hans




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