etc/sensors3.conf of lm-sensors-3 (1:3.0.2-1+b2) in Debian states that # Think of tempx_max as 'alarm set' and tempx_max_hyst as 'alarm clear' # thresholds. In most cases the 'max' value should be higher than # the 'max_hyst' value by several degrees. In what cases would you set the 'max' value equal to the 'max_hyst' value? Is it pointless for the 'max_hyst' value to be higher than the 'max' value? I would say that the last statement about tempx_max_hyst > tempx_max is confusing.