Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Could the k8temp driver be interfering with ACPI? | From | Andi Kleen <> | Date | 16 Feb 2007 20:59:33 +0100 |
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Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@redhat.com> writes: > > So, could ACPI and the k8temp driver be at odds?
Yes, there is no locking between ACPI and Linux drivers for register access. e.g. if there is a indexed register both try to access (and temperature sensors tend to use these things) they can race and get corrupted data.
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