Re: [PATCH] hwmon: (lm75) Speed up detection

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On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 11:23:22AM +0100, Jean Delvare wrote:
> Make the LM75/LM75A device detection faster:
> 
> * Don't read the current temperature value when we don't use it.
> * Check for unused bits in the configuration register as soon as we
>   have read its value.
> * Don't use word reads, not all devices support this, and some which
>   don't misbehave when you try.
> * Check for cycling register values every 40 register addresses
>   instead of every 8, it's 5 times faster and just as efficient.
> 
> Some of these improvements come straight from the user-space
> sensors-detect script, so both detection routines are in line now.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jean Delvare <khali@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Lennart Sorensen <lsorense@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

I like it.  Makes good sense to me.

-- 
Len Sorensen

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