root/lm-sensors/trunk/CHANGES @ 5644

Revision 5644, 11.2 KB (checked in by khali, 4 years ago)

Exit the configuration file parser as soon as we are done with it.
This makes the peak memory consumption significantly lower (-15% using
"sensors" in my tests).

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5  libsensors: Add support for instantaneous power sensors
6              Add support for current sensors
7              Fix error propagation during expression evaluation
8              Detect excessive recursion depth during expression eval (#2365)
9              Return a string rather than NULL for unknown errors
10              Skip non-file sysfs entries for speed
11              Fix memory leak in scanner when using flex 2.5.9 or later
12              Report configuration file read errors
13              Exit the configuration file parser sooner
14  lm_sensors.init: Support new format of /etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors (#2246)
15                   Drop support for kernels 2.4 and earlier
16  lm_sensors.init.suse: Delete (actual SuSE script is much different)
17  Makefile: Install sensors.conf.default instead of sensors.conf.eg (#2333)
18  pwmconfig: Drop support for kernels 2.4 and earlier
19  fancontrol: Don't round temperature values
20              Drop support for kernels 2.4 and earlier
21  maxilife scripts: Delete (driver never ported to Linux 2.6)
22  sensord: Accept negative temperatures in RRD database
23           Don't bail out on transient errors (#2330)
24  sensors: Add support for instantaneous power sensors
25           Add support for current sensors
26           Fix exit code in error case
27  sensors.conf.5: Lots of additions and reworks
28  sensors.conf.default: New, minimum version of sensors.conf.eg (#2333)
29                        Add sections for the SMSC SCH311x and SCH5027
30  sensors.conf.eg: The LM99 offset is now handled in the lm90 driver
31                   Move help section to sensors.conf.5
32                   Add a section for the Asus/Fintek F8000
33  sensors-detect: Fix detection of ADT7463 and LM96000
34                  Add VIA VX800/VX820 SMBus support
35                  Fix detection of Intel 5000 series FB-DIMM AMB
36                  Fix detection of ADT7462
37                  Fix detection of SMSC LPC47M292
38                  Add SMSC LPC47M233 support
39                  Drop support for Linux 2.4 (#2325)
40                  Handle special case chips more efficiently
41                  Fix SMBus detection of W83627EHF and W83627DHG
42                  Get I2C adapter driver names from sysfs (#2328)
43                  Drop old SiS I2C adapter entries
44                  Drop separate LM78-J entry
45                  Merge all Mozart-2 entries
46                  Merge both GL518SM entries into one
47                  Complete GL520SM detection
48                  Improve GL525SM detection a bit
49                  Let kernel 2.6.28 and later handle chips aliases
50                  Unload kernel drivers when we are done with them (#2329)
51                  Fix handling of bus driver names with an underscore
52                  Simplify loading of bus drivers
53                  Fix bus number prediction logic (#2327)
54                  Suggest the sbs driver for smart batteries
55                  Drop alias detection for Super-I/O chips
56                  Move alias detection after all chip detections
57                  Probe chip types from safest to more risky (#2322)
58                  Add an option to skip ISA probes except IPMI
59                  Skip ISA detection by default if a Super I/O was found (#2322)
60                  Do not scan I2C adapters on multimedia cards by default
61                  Skip SMBus probing by default if a Super I/O was found (#2322)
62                  Display I2C address statictics with --stat
63                  Document the new detection order and rules
64                  Gather DMI data and print it at start-up
65                  Always probe the SMBus on Asus, Tyan and Supermicro boards
66                  Move IPMI interface detection to its own section
67                  Skip IPMI probing on laptops
68                  Add Winbond/Nuvoton W83667HG support
69                  Add Intel Core I7 support
70                  Generate new format for /etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors (#2246)
71                  Print warnings about missing modules on screen
72                  Fix detection of older DS1621
73                  Add nNidia nForce MCP67, MCP73, MCP79 SMBus support
74                  Exclude auto-loaded PCI and USB drivers from list (#2368)
75  sensors-detect-stat.pl: Delete (functionality merged into sensors-detect)
76  sysconfig-lm_sensors-convert: Sample config file conversion script (#2246)
77
783.0.3 (2008-09-28)
79  libsensors: Avoid namespace pollution
80  fancontrol: Don't use named pipes when we don't need them (#2319)
81  pwmconfig: Tell the user about gnuplot if it isn't installed
82             Fix MINSTOP and MINSTART test functions (#2340)
83             Test MINSTOP before MINSTART
84             Use better step values for MINSTOP test
85             Print the revision and date at start-up
86             Detect and report obviously incorrect fan speeds
87             Determine MINSTOP automatically
88             Skip MINSTOP and MINSTART tests if fan can't stop
89             Change default for MINTEMP from 0 to 20 degrees C
90             Add support for attributes in the hwmon class device (#2260)
91             Update manual page
92  sensors.conf.eg: Drop "label temp#_crit" statements
93  sensors-detect: Add Intel SCH (bus) support
94                  Add SMSC EMC6D103 support
95                  Improve MAX6657, MAX6658, MAX6659 detection
96                  Cache the byte data reads (#2326)
97                  Add Maxim MAX6654/MAX6690 support
98                  Add National Semiconductor LM95231 support
99                  Add Analog Devices ADT7481 support
100                  Refactor alias detection functions
101                  Fix Andigilog aSC7621 support
102                  Add Texas Instruments THMC51 support
103                  Fix Analog Devices ADT7461 support
104                  Add VIA C7 support
105                  Fix Winbond W83L786NR/NG/R/G support (#2336)
106                  Add Maxim MAX6646/MAX6647/MAX6649 support
107                  Add VIA VT1212 support
108                  Add SMSC EMC2700LPC support
109                  Add ITE IT8720F support
110                  Add Texas Instruments TMP411 support
111                  Prevent misdetection of W83627DHG on I2C as LM78
112                  W83627DHG has no subclients
113                  Add Maxim MAX1618 support
114
1153.0.2 (2008-05-18)
116  documentation: Delete the FAQ, now maintained on the wiki
117  libsensors: Use __func__ instead of __FUNCTION__
118              Parse the configuration file in C locale
119              Late compute statements override early ones
120              Support virtual hwmon devices (#2309)
121              Support power and energy sensors
122              Support DOS-style configuration files again (#2284)
123  pwmconfig: Don't create the configuration file before it's needed
124             Don't preserve configuration file customizations
125             Fix permissions of the configuration file
126             Don't start if fancontrol is running (#2299)
127  fancontrol: Don't start if already running (#2299)
128              Delete fancontrol.pid at exit time (#2299)
129  sensord: Fix support of multiple chip names on the command line (#2321)
130  sensors: Print energy and power sensors with automatically scaled units
131  sensors-detect: Add SMSC SCH5027D detection
132                  Do not access I/O ports on PPC
133                  Move south bridge sensor detection to the right section
134                  Run chip_special_cases() earlier
135                  New device ID for the SMSC SCH5317
136                  Add SMSC SCH5127 detection
137                  Add National Semiconductor LM64 detection
138                  Add Asus F8000 detection
139                  Add Intel ICH10 (bus) detection
140                  Don't probe I2C addresses 0x40-0x47
141                  Fix the parsing of I2C addresses not to scan
142                  Detect and skip 1-register-only I2C devices
143                  Avoid SMBus word transactions where possible
144                  Add Dallas DS1631 detection
145
1463.0.1 (2008-01-28)
147  documentation: Update the application writing guidelines
148  libsensors: No longer depend on libsysfs (#2262)
149              Don't guess the bus type from the device ID format (#2240)
150              Add support for attributes in the hwmon class device (#2260)
151  Makefile: No warnings about ld configuration for staged installations
152            Document the variable overriding mechanism (#2296)
153  pwmconfig: Really hide errors on sysfs writes
154             Deal gracefully with read-only pwm_enable files
155             Warn about outputs found in automatic mode
156             Repeat available configuration options before prompt (#2289)
157             Fix duplicate warning message when config file is broken
158  fancontrol: Detect improperly formatted FCTEMPS value (#2293)
159  sensord: Fix rrd support (#2276)
160           Use the same colors for daily and weekly charts
161           Drop workaround needed by old versions of rrdtool
162  sensors: Fix error path on library initialization error
163  sensors.conf.eg: Fix voltage value references (g520sm, lm80, pc87366)
164  sensors-detect: Drop PCA9540 detection
165                  Improve sysconfig and modprobe.d integration
166                  Add SMSC SCH5514D-NS detection (no sensors)
167                  Lower the confidence of MAX6650/MAX6651
168                  Add Fintek F71858DG detection
169                  Add Fintek F81216D detection (no sensors)
170  unhide_ICH_SMBus: Add support for the 82801AA (ICH)
171
1723.0.0 (2007-11-24)
173  Makefile: Fix MODULE_DIR usage in etc
174            Fix build on PPC
175  pwmconfig: Better diagnostics in pwmdisable
176             Give the fans some time to spin up
177  sensors-detect: Add Texas Instruments TMP401 detection
178                  Mention the f75375s driver
179                  Add SMSC LPC47B367-NC detection (no sensors)
180                  Reduce w83781d/lm78 I2C address probing range
181                  Add Intel Celeron 4xx and Penryn (CPU on 45nm) detection
182
1833.0.0-rc3 (2007-10-28)
184  libsensors: Add a default configuration file
185              Fix memory leaks on initialization error
186              Make the configuration file optional
187              Change the default configuration file to /etc/sensors3.conf
188  sensord: Reload config on SIGHUP rather than automatically
189           No default configuration file name
190  sensors: Fix file handle leak on library initialization error
191           Handle the case where voltage measurements aren't available
192           No default configuration file name
193           Install as sensors again
194  sensors.conf.eg: Install as sensors3.conf
195  sensors-detect: Fix SMSC LPC47B357/M967 detection
196                  Select the right driver for FSC chips
197  sensors-detect-stat.pl: Handle alternative chip lists
198
1993.0.0-rc2 (2007-10-10)
200  useful_addresses.html: Moved to the wiki
201  Makefile: Add sensors-conf-convert to make install
202  libsensors: Notify the caller when writing a value fails
203              Differentiate between different read error types
204              Report I/O errors as such
205  sensord: Log the error code on failure
206           Drop the configuration file search path mechanism (#2259)
207           Manual page update
208  sensors: Fix spurious critical temperature alarm
209           Print error messages to stderr
210           Make error messages more helpful and consistent
211           Better handling of the fault flags
212  sensors-conf-convert: Add a short help text
213  sensors-detect: Fix SMSC SCH311x detection
214                  Add AMD K10 CPU sensor detection
215
2163.0.0-rc1 (2007-09-25)
217  Initial release
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