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lm-sensors CHANGES file
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SVN HEAD
  libsensors: Increase MAX_SENSORS_PER_TYPE to 24
              Map individual beep features
              Change license to LGPL
  sensors.conf.default: W83667HG config is similar to W83627EHF/DHG
  sensord: Fix support of multiple chips (#2377)
  sensors: Properly handle sensor input read errors
  sensors-detect: Give udev time to settle before accessing i2c nodes
                  Add support for Intel PCH (SMBus)
                  Add support for SMSC EMC1403 and EMC1404
                  Fix detection of RB-C3 AMD Family 10h CPU
                  Add support for SMSC EMC2103
                  Add support for Fintek F71889ED
                  Add support for ITE IT8721F
                  Fix Maxim MAX6690 support
                  Fix handling of duplicate detections
                  Add support for STMicroelectronics STTS424
                  Add support for NXP SE97 / SE97B
                  Add reference to NCT6771F/NCT6772F/NCT6775F
                  Add support for several JC42.4 compliant temperature sensors

3.1.2 (2010-02-02)
  libsensors: Support upcoming sysfs path to i2c adapters
              Add support for HID devices
  fancontrol: Check that all referenced sysfs files exist
              Check that all devices match the configuration file
  pwmconfig: Exit immediately if not root
             Save device paths and names in configuration file
  sensors.conf.default: Encourage user to not modify this file
                        Add a section for adt7473 and adt7475
                        Add a section for adt7476 and adt7490
  sensord: Don't name our variables "alarm"
           Major refactoring including
           - Cleanup of huge functions
           - Remove needless casts
           - Fix coding style
           - Break long lines
           - Make functions more robust
           - Remove unused return value
           - Make CGI script more XHTML compatible
  sensors: Fix iconv-related build warning in set_degstr
  sensors-detect: Refer to tmp401 driver if TMP411 is detected
                  Clean up the discovery of i2c adapters
                  Report unsupported Access Bus adapters
                  Add detection for TI's TMP421, TMP422 and TMP423 chips
                  The SMSC LPC47M233 isn't currently supported
                  Support upcoming sysfs path to i2c adapters
                  Rename the modprobe configuration file to lm_sensors.conf
                  Only report AMD Family 10h CPU with working sensors
                  Add detection for AMD Family 11h thermal sensors
                  Add detection for Intel Atom thermal sensors
                  Add detection for National Semiconductor LM73
                  Add SMBus detection for AMD Hudson-2
                  Add detection for Nuvoton W83667HG-B and W83677HG-I
                  Add detection for Analog Devices ADT7490
                  Refer to f71882fg driver if F71889FG is detected
                  Add detecton for Fintek F71869FG
                  Detect ADT7473 at 0x2c and 0x2d
                  More known revisions for the ADT7476
                  Add detection for Nuvoton W83L771AWG/ASG
                  Add detection for VIA Nano
                  Add detection for Texas Instruments AMC6821
                  Add detection for Analog Devices ADT7411
  sysconfig-lm_sensors-convert: Fix exit code

3.1.1 (2009-06-21)
  isadump: Use geteuid instead of getuid so that setuid bit works
  isaset: Use geteuid instead of getuid so that setuid bit works
  libsensors: Don't rely on dirent->dt_type being set
              New method to free the memory allocated for chip names
  Makefile: Include generated source files in dependency checking
            Make it possible to skip building of the static library
  fancontrol: Add support for absolute path to hwmon devices
  sensord: Remove the hidden commandline interface
           Introduce struct sensord_arguments
           Using sigaction for signal handlers
           Convert to linux coding style
           Cleanup and refactoring of the source code
           Don't use the system log when generating a CGI script
           Disable unit scaling for fan speeds
           Use daemon logging facility instead of local4 by default
           Fix a memory leak when a chip name is provided
  sensors: Fix a memory leak when a chip name is provided
  sensors-detect: Add nNidia nForce MCP78S SMBus detection
                  Display Super-I/O address even if LD is disabled
                  Differentiate between PC8374L and WPCD377I
                  Use dmidecode to find IPMI interfaces if available
                  Add Nuvoton W83795G/ADG detection
                  Add National Semiconductor LM95241 detection
                  Add Winbond/Nuvoton W83627DHG-P and W83627UHG detection

3.1.0 "Happy Birthday Lina" (2009-02-28)
  libsensors: Add support for instantaneous power sensors
              Add support for current sensors
              Fix error propagation during expression evaluation
              Detect excessive recursion depth during expression eval (#2365)
              Return a string rather than NULL for unknown errors
              Skip non-file sysfs entries for speed
              Fix memory leak in scanner when using flex 2.5.9 or later
              Report configuration file read errors
              Exit the configuration file parser sooner
              Free bus statements from the configuration file sooner
              Read extra configuration files from /etc/sensors.d (#2174)
              Report the configuration file name on parse errors
              Add support for ACPI devices
  libsensors.3: Reformat for clarity
                Document function sensors_snprintf_chip_name
                Document error-related functions
  lm_sensors.init: Support new format of /etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors (#2246)
                   Drop support for kernels 2.4 and earlier
  lm_sensors.init.suse: Delete (actual SuSE script is much different)
  Makefile: Install sensors.conf.default instead of sensors.conf.eg (#2333)
  pwmconfig: Drop support for kernels 2.4 and earlier
  fancontrol: Don't round temperature values
              Drop support for kernels 2.4 and earlier
              Exit if configuration file can't be read
              Create pid file only after successful initialization
  maxilife scripts: Delete (driver never ported to Linux 2.6)
  sensord: Accept negative temperatures in RRD database
           Don't bail out on transient errors (#2330)
  sensors: Add support for instantaneous power sensors
           Add support for current sensors
           Fix exit code in error case
  sensors.conf.5: Lots of additions and reworks
  sensors.conf.default: New, minimum version of sensors.conf.eg (#2333)
                        Add sections for the SMSC SCH311x and SCH5027
  sensors.conf.eg: The LM99 offset is now handled in the lm90 driver
                   Move help section to sensors.conf.5
                   Add a section for the Asus/Fintek F8000
  sensors-detect: Fix detection of ADT7463 and LM96000
                  Add VIA VX800/VX820 SMBus support 
                  Fix detection of Intel 5000 series FB-DIMM AMB
                  Fix detection of ADT7462
                  Fix detection of SMSC LPC47M292
                  Add SMSC LPC47M233 support
                  Drop support for Linux 2.4 (#2325)
                  Handle special case chips more efficiently
                  Fix SMBus detection of W83627EHF and W83627DHG
                  Get I2C adapter driver names from sysfs (#2328)
                  Drop old SiS I2C adapter entries
                  Drop separate LM78-J entry
                  Merge all Mozart-2 entries
                  Merge both GL518SM entries into one
                  Complete GL520SM detection
                  Improve GL525SM detection a bit
                  Let kernel 2.6.28 and later handle chips aliases
                  Unload kernel drivers when we are done with them (#2329)
                  Fix handling of bus driver names with an underscore
                  Simplify loading of bus drivers
                  Fix bus number prediction logic (#2327)
                  Suggest the sbs driver for smart batteries
                  Drop alias detection for Super-I/O chips
                  Move alias detection after all chip detections
                  Probe chip types from safest to more risky (#2322)
                  Add an option to skip ISA probes except IPMI
                  Skip ISA detection by default if a Super I/O was found (#2322)
                  Do not scan I2C adapters on multimedia cards by default
                  Skip SMBus probing by default if a Super I/O was found (#2322)
                  Display I2C address statictics with --stat
                  Document the new detection order and rules
                  Gather DMI data and print it at start-up
                  Always probe the SMBus on Asus, Tyan and Supermicro boards
                  Move IPMI interface detection to its own section
                  Skip IPMI probing on laptops
                  Add Winbond/Nuvoton W83667HG support
                  Add Intel Core I7 support
                  Generate new format for /etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors (#2246)
                  Print warnings about missing modules on screen
                  Fix detection of older DS1621
                  Add nNidia nForce MCP67, MCP73, MCP79 SMBus support
                  Exclude auto-loaded PCI and USB drivers from list (#2368)
                  Special case probing i2c address 0x73 (to not crash FSC ICs)
                  Add detection of FSC Hades and Syleus IC's
                  Add detection of Winbond WPCD377I (no sensors)
  sensors-detect-stat.pl: Delete (functionality merged into sensors-detect)
  sysconfig-lm_sensors-convert: Sample config file conversion script (#2246)

3.0.3 (2008-09-28)
  libsensors: Avoid namespace pollution
  fancontrol: Don't use named pipes when we don't need them (#2319)
  pwmconfig: Tell the user about gnuplot if it isn't installed
             Fix MINSTOP and MINSTART test functions (#2340)
             Test MINSTOP before MINSTART
             Use better step values for MINSTOP test
             Print the revision and date at start-up
             Detect and report obviously incorrect fan speeds
             Determine MINSTOP automatically
             Skip MINSTOP and MINSTART tests if fan can't stop
             Change default for MINTEMP from 0 to 20 degrees C
             Add support for attributes in the hwmon class device (#2260)
             Update manual page
  sensors.conf.eg: Drop "label temp#_crit" statements
  sensors-detect: Add Intel SCH (bus) support
                  Add SMSC EMC6D103 support
                  Improve MAX6657, MAX6658, MAX6659 detection
                  Cache the byte data reads (#2326)
                  Add Maxim MAX6654/MAX6690 support
                  Add National Semiconductor LM95231 support
                  Add Analog Devices ADT7481 support
                  Refactor alias detection functions
                  Fix Andigilog aSC7621 support
                  Add Texas Instruments THMC51 support
                  Fix Analog Devices ADT7461 support
                  Add VIA C7 support
                  Fix Winbond W83L786NR/NG/R/G support (#2336)
                  Add Maxim MAX6646/MAX6647/MAX6649 support
                  Add VIA VT1212 support
                  Add SMSC EMC2700LPC support
                  Add ITE IT8720F support
                  Add Texas Instruments TMP411 support
                  Prevent misdetection of W83627DHG on I2C as LM78
                  W83627DHG has no subclients
                  Add Maxim MAX1618 support

3.0.2 (2008-05-18)
  documentation: Delete the FAQ, now maintained on the wiki
  libsensors: Use __func__ instead of __FUNCTION__
              Parse the configuration file in C locale
              Late compute statements override early ones
              Support virtual hwmon devices (#2309)
              Support power and energy sensors
              Support DOS-style configuration files again (#2284)
  pwmconfig: Don't create the configuration file before it's needed
             Don't preserve configuration file customizations
             Fix permissions of the configuration file
             Don't start if fancontrol is running (#2299)
  fancontrol: Don't start if already running (#2299)
              Delete fancontrol.pid at exit time (#2299)
  sensord: Fix support of multiple chip names on the command line (#2321)
  sensors: Print energy and power sensors with automatically scaled units
  sensors-detect: Add SMSC SCH5027D detection
                  Do not access I/O ports on PPC
                  Move south bridge sensor detection to the right section
                  Run chip_special_cases() earlier
                  New device ID for the SMSC SCH5317
                  Add SMSC SCH5127 detection
                  Add National Semiconductor LM64 detection
                  Add Asus F8000 detection
                  Add Intel ICH10 (bus) detection
                  Don't probe I2C addresses 0x40-0x47
                  Fix the parsing of I2C addresses not to scan
                  Detect and skip 1-register-only I2C devices
                  Avoid SMBus word transactions where possible
                  Add Dallas DS1631 detection

3.0.1 (2008-01-28)
  documentation: Update the application writing guidelines
  libsensors: No longer depend on libsysfs (#2262)
              Don't guess the bus type from the device ID format (#2240)
              Add support for attributes in the hwmon class device (#2260)
  Makefile: No warnings about ld configuration for staged installations
            Document the variable overriding mechanism (#2296)
  pwmconfig: Really hide errors on sysfs writes
             Deal gracefully with read-only pwm_enable files
             Warn about outputs found in automatic mode
             Repeat available configuration options before prompt (#2289)
             Fix duplicate warning message when config file is broken
  fancontrol: Detect improperly formatted FCTEMPS value (#2293)
  sensord: Fix rrd support (#2276)
           Use the same colors for daily and weekly charts
           Drop workaround needed by old versions of rrdtool
  sensors: Fix error path on library initialization error
  sensors.conf.eg: Fix voltage value references (g520sm, lm80, pc87366)
  sensors-detect: Drop PCA9540 detection
                  Improve sysconfig and modprobe.d integration
                  Add SMSC SCH5514D-NS detection (no sensors)
                  Lower the confidence of MAX6650/MAX6651
                  Add Fintek F71858DG detection
                  Add Fintek F81216D detection (no sensors)
  unhide_ICH_SMBus: Add support for the 82801AA (ICH)

3.0.0 (2007-11-24)
  Makefile: Fix MODULE_DIR usage in etc
            Fix build on PPC
  pwmconfig: Better diagnostics in pwmdisable
             Give the fans some time to spin up
  sensors-detect: Add Texas Instruments TMP401 detection
                  Mention the f75375s driver
                  Add SMSC LPC47B367-NC detection (no sensors)
                  Reduce w83781d/lm78 I2C address probing range
                  Add Intel Celeron 4xx and Penryn (CPU on 45nm) detection 

3.0.0-rc3 (2007-10-28)
  libsensors: Add a default configuration file
              Fix memory leaks on initialization error
              Make the configuration file optional
              Change the default configuration file to /etc/sensors3.conf
  sensord: Reload config on SIGHUP rather than automatically
           No default configuration file name
  sensors: Fix file handle leak on library initialization error
           Handle the case where voltage measurements aren't available
           No default configuration file name
           Install as sensors again
  sensors.conf.eg: Install as sensors3.conf
  sensors-detect: Fix SMSC LPC47B357/M967 detection
                  Select the right driver for FSC chips
  sensors-detect-stat.pl: Handle alternative chip lists

3.0.0-rc2 (2007-10-10)
  useful_addresses.html: Moved to the wiki
  Makefile: Add sensors-conf-convert to make install
  libsensors: Notify the caller when writing a value fails
              Differentiate between different read error types
              Report I/O errors as such
  sensord: Log the error code on failure
           Drop the configuration file search path mechanism (#2259)
           Manual page update
  sensors: Fix spurious critical temperature alarm
           Print error messages to stderr
           Make error messages more helpful and consistent
           Better handling of the fault flags
  sensors-conf-convert: Add a short help text
  sensors-detect: Fix SMSC SCH311x detection
                  Add AMD K10 CPU sensor detection 

3.0.0-rc1 (2007-09-25)
  Initial release