Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:50:04 +0000 | From | Matthew Garrett <> | Subject | Re: [lm-sensors] [PATCH] hwmon: Add driver for intel PCI thermal subsystem |
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On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 05:47:29PM +0100, Luca Tettamanti wrote:
> Sorry, I think we're not understanding each other :) > Does the PCH samples the values directly from the probes? Or is it an > interface for the real monitoring chip (most likely the superio chip)? > In the latter case it might be possible to access directly the > monitoring hardware using another driver (e.g. w83627ehf, lm80, etc.), > thus racing against the PCI driver. > Did I make myself clear?
I don't think there's any other chip. On systems using external chips, this PCI device will simply be disabled by the BIOS before the OS boots.
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