On Tue, 2 Apr 2013 06:05:10 -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote: > On Tue, Apr 02, 2013 at 11:24:26AM +0200, Paul Menzel wrote: > > (please CC me as I am not subscribed) > > > > > > Dear Linux hwmon folks, > > > > > > lately I was fooled to think my board ASRock E350M1 has a Nuvoton 6775F. > > > > w83627ehf: Found NCT6775F chip at 0x290 > > > > Then I was pointed out that it actually has a Nuvoton NCT 5572D and > > looking at the board, this is actually written on the chip. Searching > > for that on the Web this was confirmed too [1][2][3]. > > > > Should the Linux message be changed to the following? > > > > w83627ehf: Found NCT6775F (or NCT5572D) chip at 0x290 > > > > Is it planned to add support for that the NCT5572D? > > > I don't think so. Many of the superio chips have different labels - we would > end up spending a lot of time trying to keep the labels up to date. > Besides, that chip can also be labeled as NCT6772F or NCT6771F. > So it should read > > w83627ehf: Found NCT6775F, or NCT6771F, or NCT6772F, or NCT5572D chip at 0x290 > > which would get a bit awkward. And then there is its original name, W83677HG-I, > which we would presumably have to add as well. "NCT6775F or compatible" is one way to name it, that would make everyone happy I think. -- Jean Delvare _______________________________________________ lm-sensors mailing list lm-sensors@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.lm-sensors.org/mailman/listinfo/lm-sensors
