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43.3.0 (2011-03-28)
5  Makefile: Check for bison and flex
6  libsensors: Add support for intrusion detection (#2370)
7              Compute MAX_SUBFEATURES at run-time (#2378)
8              Compute MAX_*_SENSOR_TYPES at build time (#2378)
9              Add support for new sysfs attributes (#2379)
10              Add support for humidity sensors
11              Limit symbol visibility
12  sensors.conf.default: Add a section for the W83627THF
13                        Add a section for the SCH5127
14                        Add a section for the W83627UHG
15                        Add a section for the W83795G/ADG
16                        Add a section for the F81865F
17  sensors: Display 3 decimal places in raw output
18           Add support for intrusion detection (#2370)
19           Fix automatic unit selection of 0 value
20           Added support for additional sensor attributes (#2379)
21  sensors-detect: Improve LM90 and W83L771 detection
22                  Fix error seen if I2C bus numbers are not sequential
23                  Add detection of SMSC EMC1423
24                  Add detection of the Analog Devices ADT7410
25                  Add detection of the National Semiconductor LM94
26                  Add detection of the ITE IT8728F
27                  Implement universal detection for coretemp (#2381)
28                  Add detection of Maxim MAX6639
29                  Add detection of SMSC EMC1023, EMC1043, EMC1053, and EMC1063
30                  Add detection of Nuvoton NCT5571D, NCT5577D and NCT6776F
31                  Add detection of SMSC EMC1002, EMC1033, EMC1046, EMC1047,
32                        EMC1072, EMC1073, EMC1074, EMC1402, and EMC1424
33                  Fixed address ranges checked for SMSC EMC1403 and EMC1404.
34                  Fix detection of SPD EEPROM on DDR3 memory modules
35                  Add detection of AMD family 12h and 14h thermal sensors
36                  Add detection of EMC6D103S
37                  Add detection of National Semiconductor LM75A
38                  Count DMI chassis type 8 as a laptop
39                  Add detection of SMSC SCH5627
40                  Add detection of many Fintek Super-I/O devices
41
423.2.0 (2010-10-10)
43  libsensors: Increase MAX_SENSORS_PER_TYPE to 24
44              Map individual beep features
45              Change license to LGPL
46  pwmconfig: Sample all fan speeds before returning to full speed (#2380)
47             Wait for fans to return to full speed only once per PWM
48             Drop legacy invocations of cut
49  sensors.conf.default: W83667HG config is similar to W83627EHF/DHG
50  sensord: Fix support of multiple chips (#2377)
51  sensors: Properly handle sensor input read errors
52  sensors-detect: Give udev time to settle before accessing i2c nodes
53                  Add support for Intel PCH (SMBus)
54                  Add support for SMSC EMC1403 and EMC1404
55                  Fix detection of RB-C3 AMD Family 10h CPU
56                  Add support for SMSC EMC2103
57                  Add support for Fintek F71889ED
58                  Add support for ITE IT8721F
59                  Fix Maxim MAX6690 support
60                  Fix handling of duplicate detections
61                  Add support for STMicroelectronics STTS424
62                  Add support for NXP SE97 / SE97B
63                  Add reference to NCT6771F/NCT6772F/NCT6775F
64                  Add support for several JC42.4 compliant temperature sensors
65                  Add support for ITE IT8512E/F and IT8758E
66
673.1.2 (2010-02-02)
68  libsensors: Support upcoming sysfs path to i2c adapters
69              Add support for HID devices
70  fancontrol: Check that all referenced sysfs files exist
71              Check that all devices match the configuration file
72  pwmconfig: Exit immediately if not root
73             Save device paths and names in configuration file
74  sensors.conf.default: Encourage user to not modify this file
75                        Add a section for adt7473 and adt7475
76                        Add a section for adt7476 and adt7490
77  sensord: Don't name our variables "alarm"
78           Major refactoring including
79           - Cleanup of huge functions
80           - Remove needless casts
81           - Fix coding style
82           - Break long lines
83           - Make functions more robust
84           - Remove unused return value
85           - Make CGI script more XHTML compatible
86  sensors: Fix iconv-related build warning in set_degstr
87  sensors-detect: Refer to tmp401 driver if TMP411 is detected
88                  Clean up the discovery of i2c adapters
89                  Report unsupported Access Bus adapters
90                  Add detection for TI's TMP421, TMP422 and TMP423 chips
91                  The SMSC LPC47M233 isn't currently supported
92                  Support upcoming sysfs path to i2c adapters
93                  Rename the modprobe configuration file to lm_sensors.conf
94                  Only report AMD Family 10h CPU with working sensors
95                  Add detection for AMD Family 11h thermal sensors
96                  Add detection for Intel Atom thermal sensors
97                  Add detection for National Semiconductor LM73
98                  Add SMBus detection for AMD Hudson-2
99                  Add detection for Nuvoton W83667HG-B and W83677HG-I
100                  Add detection for Analog Devices ADT7490
101                  Refer to f71882fg driver if F71889FG is detected
102                  Add detecton for Fintek F71869FG
103                  Detect ADT7473 at 0x2c and 0x2d
104                  More known revisions for the ADT7476
105                  Add detection for Nuvoton W83L771AWG/ASG
106                  Add detection for VIA Nano
107                  Add detection for Texas Instruments AMC6821
108                  Add detection for Analog Devices ADT7411
109  sysconfig-lm_sensors-convert: Fix exit code
110
1113.1.1 (2009-06-21)
112  isadump: Use geteuid instead of getuid so that setuid bit works
113  isaset: Use geteuid instead of getuid so that setuid bit works
114  libsensors: Don't rely on dirent->dt_type being set
115              New method to free the memory allocated for chip names
116  Makefile: Include generated source files in dependency checking
117            Make it possible to skip building of the static library
118  fancontrol: Add support for absolute path to hwmon devices
119  sensord: Remove the hidden commandline interface
120           Introduce struct sensord_arguments
121           Using sigaction for signal handlers
122           Convert to linux coding style
123           Cleanup and refactoring of the source code
124           Don't use the system log when generating a CGI script
125           Disable unit scaling for fan speeds
126           Use daemon logging facility instead of local4 by default
127           Fix a memory leak when a chip name is provided
128  sensors: Fix a memory leak when a chip name is provided
129  sensors-detect: Add nNidia nForce MCP78S SMBus detection
130                  Display Super-I/O address even if LD is disabled
131                  Differentiate between PC8374L and WPCD377I
132                  Use dmidecode to find IPMI interfaces if available
133                  Add Nuvoton W83795G/ADG detection
134                  Add National Semiconductor LM95241 detection
135                  Add Winbond/Nuvoton W83627DHG-P and W83627UHG detection
136
1373.1.0 "Happy Birthday Lina" (2009-02-28)
138  libsensors: Add support for instantaneous power sensors
139              Add support for current sensors
140              Fix error propagation during expression evaluation
141              Detect excessive recursion depth during expression eval (#2365)
142              Return a string rather than NULL for unknown errors
143              Skip non-file sysfs entries for speed
144              Fix memory leak in scanner when using flex 2.5.9 or later
145              Report configuration file read errors
146              Exit the configuration file parser sooner
147              Free bus statements from the configuration file sooner
148              Read extra configuration files from /etc/sensors.d (#2174)
149              Report the configuration file name on parse errors
150              Add support for ACPI devices
151  libsensors.3: Reformat for clarity
152                Document function sensors_snprintf_chip_name
153                Document error-related functions
154  lm_sensors.init: Support new format of /etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors (#2246)
155                   Drop support for kernels 2.4 and earlier
156  lm_sensors.init.suse: Delete (actual SuSE script is much different)
157  Makefile: Install sensors.conf.default instead of sensors.conf.eg (#2333)
158  pwmconfig: Drop support for kernels 2.4 and earlier
159  fancontrol: Don't round temperature values
160              Drop support for kernels 2.4 and earlier
161              Exit if configuration file can't be read
162              Create pid file only after successful initialization
163  maxilife scripts: Delete (driver never ported to Linux 2.6)
164  sensord: Accept negative temperatures in RRD database
165           Don't bail out on transient errors (#2330)
166  sensors: Add support for instantaneous power sensors
167           Add support for current sensors
168           Fix exit code in error case
169  sensors.conf.5: Lots of additions and reworks
170  sensors.conf.default: New, minimum version of sensors.conf.eg (#2333)
171                        Add sections for the SMSC SCH311x and SCH5027
172  sensors.conf.eg: The LM99 offset is now handled in the lm90 driver
173                   Move help section to sensors.conf.5
174                   Add a section for the Asus/Fintek F8000
175  sensors-detect: Fix detection of ADT7463 and LM96000
176                  Add VIA VX800/VX820 SMBus support
177                  Fix detection of Intel 5000 series FB-DIMM AMB
178                  Fix detection of ADT7462
179                  Fix detection of SMSC LPC47M292
180                  Add SMSC LPC47M233 support
181                  Drop support for Linux 2.4 (#2325)
182                  Handle special case chips more efficiently
183                  Fix SMBus detection of W83627EHF and W83627DHG
184                  Get I2C adapter driver names from sysfs (#2328)
185                  Drop old SiS I2C adapter entries
186                  Drop separate LM78-J entry
187                  Merge all Mozart-2 entries
188                  Merge both GL518SM entries into one
189                  Complete GL520SM detection
190                  Improve GL525SM detection a bit
191                  Let kernel 2.6.28 and later handle chips aliases
192                  Unload kernel drivers when we are done with them (#2329)
193                  Fix handling of bus driver names with an underscore
194                  Simplify loading of bus drivers
195                  Fix bus number prediction logic (#2327)
196                  Suggest the sbs driver for smart batteries
197                  Drop alias detection for Super-I/O chips
198                  Move alias detection after all chip detections
199                  Probe chip types from safest to more risky (#2322)
200                  Add an option to skip ISA probes except IPMI
201                  Skip ISA detection by default if a Super I/O was found (#2322)
202                  Do not scan I2C adapters on multimedia cards by default
203                  Skip SMBus probing by default if a Super I/O was found (#2322)
204                  Display I2C address statictics with --stat
205                  Document the new detection order and rules
206                  Gather DMI data and print it at start-up
207                  Always probe the SMBus on Asus, Tyan and Supermicro boards
208                  Move IPMI interface detection to its own section
209                  Skip IPMI probing on laptops
210                  Add Winbond/Nuvoton W83667HG support
211                  Add Intel Core I7 support
212                  Generate new format for /etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors (#2246)
213                  Print warnings about missing modules on screen
214                  Fix detection of older DS1621
215                  Add nNidia nForce MCP67, MCP73, MCP79 SMBus support
216                  Exclude auto-loaded PCI and USB drivers from list (#2368)
217                  Special case probing i2c address 0x73 (to not crash FSC ICs)
218                  Add detection of FSC Hades and Syleus IC's
219                  Add detection of Winbond WPCD377I (no sensors)
220  sensors-detect-stat.pl: Delete (functionality merged into sensors-detect)
221  sysconfig-lm_sensors-convert: Sample config file conversion script (#2246)
222
2233.0.3 (2008-09-28)
224  libsensors: Avoid namespace pollution
225  fancontrol: Don't use named pipes when we don't need them (#2319)
226  pwmconfig: Tell the user about gnuplot if it isn't installed
227             Fix MINSTOP and MINSTART test functions (#2340)
228             Test MINSTOP before MINSTART
229             Use better step values for MINSTOP test
230             Print the revision and date at start-up
231             Detect and report obviously incorrect fan speeds
232             Determine MINSTOP automatically
233             Skip MINSTOP and MINSTART tests if fan can't stop
234             Change default for MINTEMP from 0 to 20 degrees C
235             Add support for attributes in the hwmon class device (#2260)
236             Update manual page
237  sensors.conf.eg: Drop "label temp#_crit" statements
238  sensors-detect: Add Intel SCH (bus) support
239                  Add SMSC EMC6D103 support
240                  Improve MAX6657, MAX6658, MAX6659 detection
241                  Cache the byte data reads (#2326)
242                  Add Maxim MAX6654/MAX6690 support
243                  Add National Semiconductor LM95231 support
244                  Add Analog Devices ADT7481 support
245                  Refactor alias detection functions
246                  Fix Andigilog aSC7621 support
247                  Add Texas Instruments THMC51 support
248                  Fix Analog Devices ADT7461 support
249                  Add VIA C7 support
250                  Fix Winbond W83L786NR/NG/R/G support (#2336)
251                  Add Maxim MAX6646/MAX6647/MAX6649 support
252                  Add VIA VT1212 support
253                  Add SMSC EMC2700LPC support
254                  Add ITE IT8720F support
255                  Add Texas Instruments TMP411 support
256                  Prevent misdetection of W83627DHG on I2C as LM78
257                  W83627DHG has no subclients
258                  Add Maxim MAX1618 support
259
2603.0.2 (2008-05-18)
261  documentation: Delete the FAQ, now maintained on the wiki
262  libsensors: Use __func__ instead of __FUNCTION__
263              Parse the configuration file in C locale
264              Late compute statements override early ones
265              Support virtual hwmon devices (#2309)
266              Support power and energy sensors
267              Support DOS-style configuration files again (#2284)
268  pwmconfig: Don't create the configuration file before it's needed
269             Don't preserve configuration file customizations
270             Fix permissions of the configuration file
271             Don't start if fancontrol is running (#2299)
272  fancontrol: Don't start if already running (#2299)
273              Delete fancontrol.pid at exit time (#2299)
274  sensord: Fix support of multiple chip names on the command line (#2321)
275  sensors: Print energy and power sensors with automatically scaled units
276  sensors-detect: Add SMSC SCH5027D detection
277                  Do not access I/O ports on PPC
278                  Move south bridge sensor detection to the right section
279                  Run chip_special_cases() earlier
280                  New device ID for the SMSC SCH5317
281                  Add SMSC SCH5127 detection
282                  Add National Semiconductor LM64 detection
283                  Add Asus F8000 detection
284                  Add Intel ICH10 (bus) detection
285                  Don't probe I2C addresses 0x40-0x47
286                  Fix the parsing of I2C addresses not to scan
287                  Detect and skip 1-register-only I2C devices
288                  Avoid SMBus word transactions where possible
289                  Add Dallas DS1631 detection
290
2913.0.1 (2008-01-28)
292  documentation: Update the application writing guidelines
293  libsensors: No longer depend on libsysfs (#2262)
294              Don't guess the bus type from the device ID format (#2240)
295              Add support for attributes in the hwmon class device (#2260)
296  Makefile: No warnings about ld configuration for staged installations
297            Document the variable overriding mechanism (#2296)
298  pwmconfig: Really hide errors on sysfs writes
299             Deal gracefully with read-only pwm_enable files
300             Warn about outputs found in automatic mode
301             Repeat available configuration options before prompt (#2289)
302             Fix duplicate warning message when config file is broken
303  fancontrol: Detect improperly formatted FCTEMPS value (#2293)
304  sensord: Fix rrd support (#2276)
305           Use the same colors for daily and weekly charts
306           Drop workaround needed by old versions of rrdtool
307  sensors: Fix error path on library initialization error
308  sensors.conf.eg: Fix voltage value references (g520sm, lm80, pc87366)
309  sensors-detect: Drop PCA9540 detection
310                  Improve sysconfig and modprobe.d integration
311                  Add SMSC SCH5514D-NS detection (no sensors)
312                  Lower the confidence of MAX6650/MAX6651
313                  Add Fintek F71858DG detection
314                  Add Fintek F81216D detection (no sensors)
315  unhide_ICH_SMBus: Add support for the 82801AA (ICH)
316
3173.0.0 (2007-11-24)
318  Makefile: Fix MODULE_DIR usage in etc
319            Fix build on PPC
320  pwmconfig: Better diagnostics in pwmdisable
321             Give the fans some time to spin up
322  sensors-detect: Add Texas Instruments TMP401 detection
323                  Mention the f75375s driver
324                  Add SMSC LPC47B367-NC detection (no sensors)
325                  Reduce w83781d/lm78 I2C address probing range
326                  Add Intel Celeron 4xx and Penryn (CPU on 45nm) detection
327
3283.0.0-rc3 (2007-10-28)
329  libsensors: Add a default configuration file
330              Fix memory leaks on initialization error
331              Make the configuration file optional
332              Change the default configuration file to /etc/sensors3.conf
333  sensord: Reload config on SIGHUP rather than automatically
334           No default configuration file name
335  sensors: Fix file handle leak on library initialization error
336           Handle the case where voltage measurements aren't available
337           No default configuration file name
338           Install as sensors again
339  sensors.conf.eg: Install as sensors3.conf
340  sensors-detect: Fix SMSC LPC47B357/M967 detection
341                  Select the right driver for FSC chips
342  sensors-detect-stat.pl: Handle alternative chip lists
343
3443.0.0-rc2 (2007-10-10)
345  useful_addresses.html: Moved to the wiki
346  Makefile: Add sensors-conf-convert to make install
347  libsensors: Notify the caller when writing a value fails
348              Differentiate between different read error types
349              Report I/O errors as such
350  sensord: Log the error code on failure
351           Drop the configuration file search path mechanism (#2259)
352           Manual page update
353  sensors: Fix spurious critical temperature alarm
354           Print error messages to stderr
355           Make error messages more helpful and consistent
356           Better handling of the fault flags
357  sensors-conf-convert: Add a short help text
358  sensors-detect: Fix SMSC SCH311x detection
359                  Add AMD K10 CPU sensor detection
360
3613.0.0-rc1 (2007-09-25)
362  Initial release
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