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SubjectRe: [PATCH 3/3] hwmon: (coretemp) Use a model-specific bitmask to read registers
On Fri, Apr 05, 2024 at 06:04:16PM -0700, Ricardo Neri wrote:
> The Intel Software Development manual defines states the temperature
> digital readout as the bits [22:16] of the IA32_[PACKAGE]_THERM_STATUS
> registers. In recent processor, however, the range is [23:16]. Use a
> model-specific bitmask to extract the temperature readout correctly.
>
> Instead of re-implementing model checks, extract the correct bitmask
> using the intel_tcc library. Add an 'imply' weak reverse dependency on
> CONFIG_INTEL_TCC. This captures the dependency and lets user to unselect
> them if they are so inclined. In such case, the bitmask used for the
> digital readout is [22:16] as specified in the Intel Software Developer's
> manual.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ricardo Neri <ricardo.neri-calderon@linux.intel.com>
> ---
> Cc: Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@linaro.org>
> Cc: Lukasz Luba <lukasz.luba@arm.com>
> Cc: Srinivas Pandruvada <srinivas.pandruvada@linux.intel.com>
> Cc: linux-hwmon@vger.kernel.org
> Cc: linux-pm@vger.kernel.org
> Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # v6.7+
> ---
> drivers/hwmon/Kconfig | 1 +
> drivers/hwmon/coretemp.c | 6 +++++-
> 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/Kconfig b/drivers/hwmon/Kconfig
> index 83945397b6eb..11d72b3009bf 100644
> --- a/drivers/hwmon/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/hwmon/Kconfig
> @@ -847,6 +847,7 @@ config SENSORS_I5500
> config SENSORS_CORETEMP
> tristate "Intel Core/Core2/Atom temperature sensor"
> depends on X86
> + imply INTEL_TCC

I do not think it is appropriate to make a hardware monitoring driver
depend on the thermal subsystem.

NAK in the current form.

Guenter

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