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43.3.2 (2012-03-14)
5  libsensors: Added support for new sysfs attributes
6              Change sysfs detection to survive upcoming kernel changes
7  sensord: Fix memory leaks revealed by valgrind
8           Minor performance improvements
9  sensors: Added support for new sysfs attributes
10           Display both instantaneous and average power if available.
11           Report thermal sensor type 1 as CPU diode
12           Align power values better
13           Fix power interval output
14  fancontrol: Support setup where one PWM output controls several fans
15              Output error messages to stderr
16  sensors-detect: Stop calling for PIIX5 SMBus testers
17                  Improve filtering of fake DMI data
18                  Print DMI system/product version if available
19                  Fix loading of the cpuid module
20                  Make LM73 detection less problematic
21                  Add detection of National Semiconductor LM96163
22                  Add detection of GMT G781
23                  Properly handle Super-I/O chips without logical device
24                  Add detection of National Semiconductor LM96080
25                  Add detection of ITE IT8771E
26                  Add detection of ITE IT8781F, IT8782F and IT8783F
27                  Add detection of ITE IT8510E/TE/G, IT8511E/TE/G,
28                         IT8513E/F/G, and IT8518E
29                  Add detection of ST Microelectronics STTS2002 and STTS3000
30                  Add detection of IDT TSE2002GB2, TS3000GB2, Microchip MCP9804,
31                         and Atmel AT30TS00
32
333.3.1 (2011-07-21)
34  isadump: Add support for word (16-bit) and long (32-bit) reads
35  isaset: Add support for word (16-bit) and long (32-bit) writes
36  sensors.conf.default: Add a section for the EMC6W201
37  sensors-detect: Add AMD family 15h CPU detection
38                  Add detection of ADT7461A / NCT1008
39                  Add detection of ITE IT8516E/F/G
40                  Integrate with systemd
41                  Drop unreliable smart battery detection
42                  Add detection of SMSC EMC6W201
43                  Drop unreliable detection of Maxim MAX6650
44                  Add detection of SMSC EMC2300
45                  Add detection of MAX6642
46                  Add detection of ITE IT8772E
47                  Don't advertise the ipmisensors driver
48                  Add detection of SA56004
49                  Add detection of LM95245
50
513.3.0 (2011-03-28)
52  Makefile: Check for bison and flex
53  libsensors: Add support for intrusion detection (#2370)
54              Compute MAX_SUBFEATURES at run-time (#2378)
55              Compute MAX_*_SENSOR_TYPES at build time (#2378)
56              Add support for new sysfs attributes (#2379)
57              Add support for humidity sensors
58              Limit symbol visibility
59  sensors.conf.default: Add a section for the W83627THF
60                        Add a section for the SCH5127
61                        Add a section for the W83627UHG
62                        Add a section for the W83795G/ADG
63                        Add a section for the F81865F
64  sensors: Display 3 decimal places in raw output
65           Add support for intrusion detection (#2370)
66           Fix automatic unit selection of 0 value
67           Added support for additional sensor attributes (#2379)
68  sensors-detect: Improve LM90 and W83L771 detection
69                  Fix error seen if I2C bus numbers are not sequential
70                  Add detection of SMSC EMC1423
71                  Add detection of the Analog Devices ADT7410
72                  Add detection of the National Semiconductor LM94
73                  Add detection of the ITE IT8728F
74                  Implement universal detection for coretemp (#2381)
75                  Add detection of Maxim MAX6639
76                  Add detection of SMSC EMC1023, EMC1043, EMC1053, and EMC1063
77                  Add detection of Nuvoton NCT5571D, NCT5577D and NCT6776F
78                  Add detection of SMSC EMC1002, EMC1033, EMC1046, EMC1047,
79                        EMC1072, EMC1073, EMC1074, EMC1402, and EMC1424
80                  Fixed address ranges checked for SMSC EMC1403 and EMC1404.
81                  Fix detection of SPD EEPROM on DDR3 memory modules
82                  Add detection of AMD family 12h and 14h thermal sensors
83                  Add detection of EMC6D103S
84                  Add detection of National Semiconductor LM75A
85                  Count DMI chassis type 8 as a laptop
86                  Add detection of SMSC SCH5627
87                  Add detection of many Fintek Super-I/O devices
88
893.2.0 (2010-10-10)
90  libsensors: Increase MAX_SENSORS_PER_TYPE to 24
91              Map individual beep features
92              Change license to LGPL
93  pwmconfig: Sample all fan speeds before returning to full speed (#2380)
94             Wait for fans to return to full speed only once per PWM
95             Drop legacy invocations of cut
96  sensors.conf.default: W83667HG config is similar to W83627EHF/DHG
97  sensord: Fix support of multiple chips (#2377)
98  sensors: Properly handle sensor input read errors
99  sensors-detect: Give udev time to settle before accessing i2c nodes
100                  Add support for Intel PCH (SMBus)
101                  Add support for SMSC EMC1403 and EMC1404
102                  Fix detection of RB-C3 AMD Family 10h CPU
103                  Add support for SMSC EMC2103
104                  Add support for Fintek F71889ED
105                  Add support for ITE IT8721F
106                  Fix Maxim MAX6690 support
107                  Fix handling of duplicate detections
108                  Add support for STMicroelectronics STTS424
109                  Add support for NXP SE97 / SE97B
110                  Add reference to NCT6771F/NCT6772F/NCT6775F
111                  Add support for several JC42.4 compliant temperature sensors
112                  Add support for ITE IT8512E/F and IT8758E
113
1143.1.2 (2010-02-02)
115  libsensors: Support upcoming sysfs path to i2c adapters
116              Add support for HID devices
117  fancontrol: Check that all referenced sysfs files exist
118              Check that all devices match the configuration file
119  pwmconfig: Exit immediately if not root
120             Save device paths and names in configuration file
121  sensors.conf.default: Encourage user to not modify this file
122                        Add a section for adt7473 and adt7475
123                        Add a section for adt7476 and adt7490
124  sensord: Don't name our variables "alarm"
125           Major refactoring including
126           - Cleanup of huge functions
127           - Remove needless casts
128           - Fix coding style
129           - Break long lines
130           - Make functions more robust
131           - Remove unused return value
132           - Make CGI script more XHTML compatible
133  sensors: Fix iconv-related build warning in set_degstr
134  sensors-detect: Refer to tmp401 driver if TMP411 is detected
135                  Clean up the discovery of i2c adapters
136                  Report unsupported Access Bus adapters
137                  Add detection for TI's TMP421, TMP422 and TMP423 chips
138                  The SMSC LPC47M233 isn't currently supported
139                  Support upcoming sysfs path to i2c adapters
140                  Rename the modprobe configuration file to lm_sensors.conf
141                  Only report AMD Family 10h CPU with working sensors
142                  Add detection for AMD Family 11h thermal sensors
143                  Add detection for Intel Atom thermal sensors
144                  Add detection for National Semiconductor LM73
145                  Add SMBus detection for AMD Hudson-2
146                  Add detection for Nuvoton W83667HG-B and W83677HG-I
147                  Add detection for Analog Devices ADT7490
148                  Refer to f71882fg driver if F71889FG is detected
149                  Add detecton for Fintek F71869FG
150                  Detect ADT7473 at 0x2c and 0x2d
151                  More known revisions for the ADT7476
152                  Add detection for Nuvoton W83L771AWG/ASG
153                  Add detection for VIA Nano
154                  Add detection for Texas Instruments AMC6821
155                  Add detection for Analog Devices ADT7411
156  sysconfig-lm_sensors-convert: Fix exit code
157
1583.1.1 (2009-06-21)
159  isadump: Use geteuid instead of getuid so that setuid bit works
160  isaset: Use geteuid instead of getuid so that setuid bit works
161  libsensors: Don't rely on dirent->dt_type being set
162              New method to free the memory allocated for chip names
163  Makefile: Include generated source files in dependency checking
164            Make it possible to skip building of the static library
165  fancontrol: Add support for absolute path to hwmon devices
166  sensord: Remove the hidden commandline interface
167           Introduce struct sensord_arguments
168           Using sigaction for signal handlers
169           Convert to linux coding style
170           Cleanup and refactoring of the source code
171           Don't use the system log when generating a CGI script
172           Disable unit scaling for fan speeds
173           Use daemon logging facility instead of local4 by default
174           Fix a memory leak when a chip name is provided
175  sensors: Fix a memory leak when a chip name is provided
176  sensors-detect: Add nNidia nForce MCP78S SMBus detection
177                  Display Super-I/O address even if LD is disabled
178                  Differentiate between PC8374L and WPCD377I
179                  Use dmidecode to find IPMI interfaces if available
180                  Add Nuvoton W83795G/ADG detection
181                  Add National Semiconductor LM95241 detection
182                  Add Winbond/Nuvoton W83627DHG-P and W83627UHG detection
183
1843.1.0 "Happy Birthday Lina" (2009-02-28)
185  libsensors: Add support for instantaneous power sensors
186              Add support for current sensors
187              Fix error propagation during expression evaluation
188              Detect excessive recursion depth during expression eval (#2365)
189              Return a string rather than NULL for unknown errors
190              Skip non-file sysfs entries for speed
191              Fix memory leak in scanner when using flex 2.5.9 or later
192              Report configuration file read errors
193              Exit the configuration file parser sooner
194              Free bus statements from the configuration file sooner
195              Read extra configuration files from /etc/sensors.d (#2174)
196              Report the configuration file name on parse errors
197              Add support for ACPI devices
198  libsensors.3: Reformat for clarity
199                Document function sensors_snprintf_chip_name
200                Document error-related functions
201  lm_sensors.init: Support new format of /etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors (#2246)
202                   Drop support for kernels 2.4 and earlier
203  lm_sensors.init.suse: Delete (actual SuSE script is much different)
204  Makefile: Install sensors.conf.default instead of sensors.conf.eg (#2333)
205  pwmconfig: Drop support for kernels 2.4 and earlier
206  fancontrol: Don't round temperature values
207              Drop support for kernels 2.4 and earlier
208              Exit if configuration file can't be read
209              Create pid file only after successful initialization
210  maxilife scripts: Delete (driver never ported to Linux 2.6)
211  sensord: Accept negative temperatures in RRD database
212           Don't bail out on transient errors (#2330)
213  sensors: Add support for instantaneous power sensors
214           Add support for current sensors
215           Fix exit code in error case
216  sensors.conf.5: Lots of additions and reworks
217  sensors.conf.default: New, minimum version of sensors.conf.eg (#2333)
218                        Add sections for the SMSC SCH311x and SCH5027
219  sensors.conf.eg: The LM99 offset is now handled in the lm90 driver
220                   Move help section to sensors.conf.5
221                   Add a section for the Asus/Fintek F8000
222  sensors-detect: Fix detection of ADT7463 and LM96000
223                  Add VIA VX800/VX820 SMBus support
224                  Fix detection of Intel 5000 series FB-DIMM AMB
225                  Fix detection of ADT7462
226                  Fix detection of SMSC LPC47M292
227                  Add SMSC LPC47M233 support
228                  Drop support for Linux 2.4 (#2325)
229                  Handle special case chips more efficiently
230                  Fix SMBus detection of W83627EHF and W83627DHG
231                  Get I2C adapter driver names from sysfs (#2328)
232                  Drop old SiS I2C adapter entries
233                  Drop separate LM78-J entry
234                  Merge all Mozart-2 entries
235                  Merge both GL518SM entries into one
236                  Complete GL520SM detection
237                  Improve GL525SM detection a bit
238                  Let kernel 2.6.28 and later handle chips aliases
239                  Unload kernel drivers when we are done with them (#2329)
240                  Fix handling of bus driver names with an underscore
241                  Simplify loading of bus drivers
242                  Fix bus number prediction logic (#2327)
243                  Suggest the sbs driver for smart batteries
244                  Drop alias detection for Super-I/O chips
245                  Move alias detection after all chip detections
246                  Probe chip types from safest to more risky (#2322)
247                  Add an option to skip ISA probes except IPMI
248                  Skip ISA detection by default if a Super I/O was found (#2322)
249                  Do not scan I2C adapters on multimedia cards by default
250                  Skip SMBus probing by default if a Super I/O was found (#2322)
251                  Display I2C address statictics with --stat
252                  Document the new detection order and rules
253                  Gather DMI data and print it at start-up
254                  Always probe the SMBus on Asus, Tyan and Supermicro boards
255                  Move IPMI interface detection to its own section
256                  Skip IPMI probing on laptops
257                  Add Winbond/Nuvoton W83667HG support
258                  Add Intel Core I7 support
259                  Generate new format for /etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors (#2246)
260                  Print warnings about missing modules on screen
261                  Fix detection of older DS1621
262                  Add nNidia nForce MCP67, MCP73, MCP79 SMBus support
263                  Exclude auto-loaded PCI and USB drivers from list (#2368)
264                  Special case probing i2c address 0x73 (to not crash FSC ICs)
265                  Add detection of FSC Hades and Syleus IC's
266                  Add detection of Winbond WPCD377I (no sensors)
267  sensors-detect-stat.pl: Delete (functionality merged into sensors-detect)
268  sysconfig-lm_sensors-convert: Sample config file conversion script (#2246)
269
2703.0.3 (2008-09-28)
271  libsensors: Avoid namespace pollution
272  fancontrol: Don't use named pipes when we don't need them (#2319)
273  pwmconfig: Tell the user about gnuplot if it isn't installed
274             Fix MINSTOP and MINSTART test functions (#2340)
275             Test MINSTOP before MINSTART
276             Use better step values for MINSTOP test
277             Print the revision and date at start-up
278             Detect and report obviously incorrect fan speeds
279             Determine MINSTOP automatically
280             Skip MINSTOP and MINSTART tests if fan can't stop
281             Change default for MINTEMP from 0 to 20 degrees C
282             Add support for attributes in the hwmon class device (#2260)
283             Update manual page
284  sensors.conf.eg: Drop "label temp#_crit" statements
285  sensors-detect: Add Intel SCH (bus) support
286                  Add SMSC EMC6D103 support
287                  Improve MAX6657, MAX6658, MAX6659 detection
288                  Cache the byte data reads (#2326)
289                  Add Maxim MAX6654/MAX6690 support
290                  Add National Semiconductor LM95231 support
291                  Add Analog Devices ADT7481 support
292                  Refactor alias detection functions
293                  Fix Andigilog aSC7621 support
294                  Add Texas Instruments THMC51 support
295                  Fix Analog Devices ADT7461 support
296                  Add VIA C7 support
297                  Fix Winbond W83L786NR/NG/R/G support (#2336)
298                  Add Maxim MAX6646/MAX6647/MAX6649 support
299                  Add VIA VT1212 support
300                  Add SMSC EMC2700LPC support
301                  Add ITE IT8720F support
302                  Add Texas Instruments TMP411 support
303                  Prevent misdetection of W83627DHG on I2C as LM78
304                  W83627DHG has no subclients
305                  Add Maxim MAX1618 support
306
3073.0.2 (2008-05-18)
308  documentation: Delete the FAQ, now maintained on the wiki
309  libsensors: Use __func__ instead of __FUNCTION__
310              Parse the configuration file in C locale
311              Late compute statements override early ones
312              Support virtual hwmon devices (#2309)
313              Support power and energy sensors
314              Support DOS-style configuration files again (#2284)
315  pwmconfig: Don't create the configuration file before it's needed
316             Don't preserve configuration file customizations
317             Fix permissions of the configuration file
318             Don't start if fancontrol is running (#2299)
319  fancontrol: Don't start if already running (#2299)
320              Delete fancontrol.pid at exit time (#2299)
321  sensord: Fix support of multiple chip names on the command line (#2321)
322  sensors: Print energy and power sensors with automatically scaled units
323  sensors-detect: Add SMSC SCH5027D detection
324                  Do not access I/O ports on PPC
325                  Move south bridge sensor detection to the right section
326                  Run chip_special_cases() earlier
327                  New device ID for the SMSC SCH5317
328                  Add SMSC SCH5127 detection
329                  Add National Semiconductor LM64 detection
330                  Add Asus F8000 detection
331                  Add Intel ICH10 (bus) detection
332                  Don't probe I2C addresses 0x40-0x47
333                  Fix the parsing of I2C addresses not to scan
334                  Detect and skip 1-register-only I2C devices
335                  Avoid SMBus word transactions where possible
336                  Add Dallas DS1631 detection
337
3383.0.1 (2008-01-28)
339  documentation: Update the application writing guidelines
340  libsensors: No longer depend on libsysfs (#2262)
341              Don't guess the bus type from the device ID format (#2240)
342              Add support for attributes in the hwmon class device (#2260)
343  Makefile: No warnings about ld configuration for staged installations
344            Document the variable overriding mechanism (#2296)
345  pwmconfig: Really hide errors on sysfs writes
346             Deal gracefully with read-only pwm_enable files
347             Warn about outputs found in automatic mode
348             Repeat available configuration options before prompt (#2289)
349             Fix duplicate warning message when config file is broken
350  fancontrol: Detect improperly formatted FCTEMPS value (#2293)
351  sensord: Fix rrd support (#2276)
352           Use the same colors for daily and weekly charts
353           Drop workaround needed by old versions of rrdtool
354  sensors: Fix error path on library initialization error
355  sensors.conf.eg: Fix voltage value references (g520sm, lm80, pc87366)
356  sensors-detect: Drop PCA9540 detection
357                  Improve sysconfig and modprobe.d integration
358                  Add SMSC SCH5514D-NS detection (no sensors)
359                  Lower the confidence of MAX6650/MAX6651
360                  Add Fintek F71858DG detection
361                  Add Fintek F81216D detection (no sensors)
362  unhide_ICH_SMBus: Add support for the 82801AA (ICH)
363
3643.0.0 (2007-11-24)
365  Makefile: Fix MODULE_DIR usage in etc
366            Fix build on PPC
367  pwmconfig: Better diagnostics in pwmdisable
368             Give the fans some time to spin up
369  sensors-detect: Add Texas Instruments TMP401 detection
370                  Mention the f75375s driver
371                  Add SMSC LPC47B367-NC detection (no sensors)
372                  Reduce w83781d/lm78 I2C address probing range
373                  Add Intel Celeron 4xx and Penryn (CPU on 45nm) detection
374
3753.0.0-rc3 (2007-10-28)
376  libsensors: Add a default configuration file
377              Fix memory leaks on initialization error
378              Make the configuration file optional
379              Change the default configuration file to /etc/sensors3.conf
380  sensord: Reload config on SIGHUP rather than automatically
381           No default configuration file name
382  sensors: Fix file handle leak on library initialization error
383           Handle the case where voltage measurements aren't available
384           No default configuration file name
385           Install as sensors again
386  sensors.conf.eg: Install as sensors3.conf
387  sensors-detect: Fix SMSC LPC47B357/M967 detection
388                  Select the right driver for FSC chips
389  sensors-detect-stat.pl: Handle alternative chip lists
390
3913.0.0-rc2 (2007-10-10)
392  useful_addresses.html: Moved to the wiki
393  Makefile: Add sensors-conf-convert to make install
394  libsensors: Notify the caller when writing a value fails
395              Differentiate between different read error types
396              Report I/O errors as such
397  sensord: Log the error code on failure
398           Drop the configuration file search path mechanism (#2259)
399           Manual page update
400  sensors: Fix spurious critical temperature alarm
401           Print error messages to stderr
402           Make error messages more helpful and consistent
403           Better handling of the fault flags
404  sensors-conf-convert: Add a short help text
405  sensors-detect: Fix SMSC SCH311x detection
406                  Add AMD K10 CPU sensor detection
407
4083.0.0-rc1 (2007-09-25)
409  Initial release
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