On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 01:20:57PM -0400, Dev, Kapil wrote: > On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 1:30 AM, Guenter Roeck <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On 08/13/2013 10:17 PM, Kapil Dev wrote: > > > >> > >> On Aug 14, 2013, at 12:56 AM, Guenter Roeck <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> > >> On 08/13/2013 08:09 PM, Dev, Kapil wrote: > >>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 11:02 PM, Guenter Roeck <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto: > >>>> linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> On 08/13/2013 07:41 PM, Dev, Kapil wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Thanks again Guenter! > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 5:51 PM, Guenter Roeck < > >>>> linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx> <mailto: > >>>> linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx>>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 05:11:31PM -0400, Dev, Kapil wrote: > >>>> > Thanks for the response Guenter! > >>>> > > >>>> > I put the system on load and I noticed their value > >>>> hardly changes. To my > >>>> > surprise, I ran a benchmark for 3 minutes and none of > >>>> temp* values changed > >>>> > during execution. The highest reported temperature is > >>>> always 48C. > >>>> > > >>>> > I was expecting that the internal temperature would > >>>> have "sensor = thermal > >>>> > diode" or "sensor = core" as a keyword. I thought > >>>> "sensor=thermistor" means > >>>> > the corresponding sensor is on the motherboard and not > >>>> the internal > >>>> > die-sensor. > >>>> > > >>>> Sure, but who knows if they put a sensor below the CPU for > >>>> some reason ... > >>>> > >>>> I am not familiar with the A10 CPUs. Are those similar to > >>>> K10 ? > >>>> If so, maybe the k10temp driver works or could be extended > >>>> to support it. > >>>> Can you give it a try ? > >>>> > >>>> If it does not work out of the box, can you send me the > >>>> output of "lspci -nn" ? > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Kapil: I believe K10 corresponds to A8 seried, and A10 has > >>>> Bulldozer architecture (http://www.cpu-world.com/__** > >>>> CPUs/Bulldozer/TYPE-A10-__**Series.html<http://www.cpu-world.com/__CPUs/Bulldozer/TYPE-A10-__Series.html>< > >>>> http://www.cpu-world.com/**CPUs/Bulldozer/TYPE-A10-**Series.html<http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Bulldozer/TYPE-A10-Series.html>>). > >>>> I am not sure how different they are though. I tried K10, but it did not > >>>> work out of the box. I am looking into k10temp.c driver now. Also,I am > >>>> attaching the output of "lspci -nn" command herewith; you might have to > >>>> open it using wordpad for proper formatting.. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Your lspci output includes > >>>> > >>>> 00:18.3 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Device > >>>> [1022:1403] > >>>> > >>>> which is supported by the latest k10temp driver. Support was added > >>>> early last year. > >>>> What is your kernel version, and can you switch to a more recent > >>>> version ? > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Kapil: I have 2.6.39-020639-generic kernel. Is it too old kernel for > >>>> k10temp driver to work? Which stable kernel should I upgrade to? > >>>> > >>>> > >>> You need 3.4 or later. > >>> > >> > >> Kapil: I was trying to avoid updating the kernel because my current > >> kernel is setup for running different type of benchmarks etc. Seems like I > >> can't avoid updating the kernel; I will do it.. > >> > >> Alternative would be to back-port the k10temp driver from a later > > kernel. Then you can keep running the old one. > > > > > Kapil: Not sure how to do that. I am already taking the k10temp driver from > here: http://khali.linux-fr.org/devel/lm-sensors/drivers/k10temp/ and > compiling and using it. > That version should already have support for your chip unless I am missing something. If you already use it, a newer kernel version will not help. Do you get any kernel log message when you try to load it ? Thanks, Guenter _______________________________________________ lm-sensors mailing list lm-sensors@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.lm-sensors.org/mailman/listinfo/lm-sensors
