[PATCH] hwmon/lm78 and w83781d: Probe fewer I2C addresses

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Hi Jean:

* Jean Delvare <khali at linux-fr.org> [2007-10-07 12:25:46 +0200]:
> We've never seen any device supported by the lm78 or w83781d driver
> at addresses 0x20-0x27, so let's stop probing these addresses. Extra
> probes cost time, and have potential for confusing or misdetecting
> other I2C devices.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jean Delvare <khali at linux-fr.org>
> ---
>  Documentation/hwmon/lm78    |    4 ++--
>  Documentation/hwmon/w83781d |    6 +++---
>  drivers/hwmon/lm78.c        |    6 ++----
>  drivers/hwmon/w83781d.c     |    7 +++----
>  4 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

This patch has high "regression potential".  I'll take it, but not for 2.6.24.
Also: please modify sensors-detect so that it includes the (now necessary)
options to get the driver loaded, in case the above hardware is found at one of
these addresses.

Applied to hwmon-2.6.git/testing, thanks.

-- 
Mark M. Hoffman
mhoffman at lightlink.com





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