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Revision 5717, 12.6 KB (checked in by khali, 4 years ago)

Add support for absolute path to hwmon devices.

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5  isadump: Use geteuid instead of getuid so that setuid bit works
6  isaset: Use geteuid instead of getuid so that setuid bit works
7  Makefile: Include generated source files in dependency checking
8            Make it possible to skip building of the static library
9  fancontrol: Add support for absolute path to hwmon devices
10  sensors-detect: Add nNidia nForce MCP78S SMBus detection
11                  Display Super-I/O address even if LD is disabled
12                  Differentiate between PC8374L and WPCD377I
13                  Use dmidecode to find IPMI interfaces if available
14                  Add Nuvoton W83795G/ADG detection
15                  Add National Semiconductor LM95241 detection
16
173.1.0 "Happy Birthday Lina" (2009-02-28)
18  libsensors: Add support for instantaneous power sensors
19              Add support for current sensors
20              Fix error propagation during expression evaluation
21              Detect excessive recursion depth during expression eval (#2365)
22              Return a string rather than NULL for unknown errors
23              Skip non-file sysfs entries for speed
24              Fix memory leak in scanner when using flex 2.5.9 or later
25              Report configuration file read errors
26              Exit the configuration file parser sooner
27              Free bus statements from the configuration file sooner
28              Read extra configuration files from /etc/sensors.d (#2174)
29              Report the configuration file name on parse errors
30  libsensors.3: Reformat for clarity
31                Document function sensors_snprintf_chip_name
32                Document error-related functions
33  lm_sensors.init: Support new format of /etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors (#2246)
34                   Drop support for kernels 2.4 and earlier
35  lm_sensors.init.suse: Delete (actual SuSE script is much different)
36  Makefile: Install sensors.conf.default instead of sensors.conf.eg (#2333)
37  pwmconfig: Drop support for kernels 2.4 and earlier
38  fancontrol: Don't round temperature values
39              Drop support for kernels 2.4 and earlier
40              Exit if configuration file can't be read
41              Create pid file only after successful initialization
42  maxilife scripts: Delete (driver never ported to Linux 2.6)
43  sensord: Accept negative temperatures in RRD database
44           Don't bail out on transient errors (#2330)
45  sensors: Add support for instantaneous power sensors
46           Add support for current sensors
47           Fix exit code in error case
48  sensors.conf.5: Lots of additions and reworks
49  sensors.conf.default: New, minimum version of sensors.conf.eg (#2333)
50                        Add sections for the SMSC SCH311x and SCH5027
51  sensors.conf.eg: The LM99 offset is now handled in the lm90 driver
52                   Move help section to sensors.conf.5
53                   Add a section for the Asus/Fintek F8000
54  sensors-detect: Fix detection of ADT7463 and LM96000
55                  Add VIA VX800/VX820 SMBus support
56                  Fix detection of Intel 5000 series FB-DIMM AMB
57                  Fix detection of ADT7462
58                  Fix detection of SMSC LPC47M292
59                  Add SMSC LPC47M233 support
60                  Drop support for Linux 2.4 (#2325)
61                  Handle special case chips more efficiently
62                  Fix SMBus detection of W83627EHF and W83627DHG
63                  Get I2C adapter driver names from sysfs (#2328)
64                  Drop old SiS I2C adapter entries
65                  Drop separate LM78-J entry
66                  Merge all Mozart-2 entries
67                  Merge both GL518SM entries into one
68                  Complete GL520SM detection
69                  Improve GL525SM detection a bit
70                  Let kernel 2.6.28 and later handle chips aliases
71                  Unload kernel drivers when we are done with them (#2329)
72                  Fix handling of bus driver names with an underscore
73                  Simplify loading of bus drivers
74                  Fix bus number prediction logic (#2327)
75                  Suggest the sbs driver for smart batteries
76                  Drop alias detection for Super-I/O chips
77                  Move alias detection after all chip detections
78                  Probe chip types from safest to more risky (#2322)
79                  Add an option to skip ISA probes except IPMI
80                  Skip ISA detection by default if a Super I/O was found (#2322)
81                  Do not scan I2C adapters on multimedia cards by default
82                  Skip SMBus probing by default if a Super I/O was found (#2322)
83                  Display I2C address statictics with --stat
84                  Document the new detection order and rules
85                  Gather DMI data and print it at start-up
86                  Always probe the SMBus on Asus, Tyan and Supermicro boards
87                  Move IPMI interface detection to its own section
88                  Skip IPMI probing on laptops
89                  Add Winbond/Nuvoton W83667HG support
90                  Add Intel Core I7 support
91                  Generate new format for /etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors (#2246)
92                  Print warnings about missing modules on screen
93                  Fix detection of older DS1621
94                  Add nNidia nForce MCP67, MCP73, MCP79 SMBus support
95                  Exclude auto-loaded PCI and USB drivers from list (#2368)
96                  Special case probing i2c address 0x73 (to not crash FSC ICs)
97                  Add detection of FSC Hades and Syleus IC's
98                  Add detection of Winbond WPCD377I (no sensors)
99  sensors-detect-stat.pl: Delete (functionality merged into sensors-detect)
100  sysconfig-lm_sensors-convert: Sample config file conversion script (#2246)
101
1023.0.3 (2008-09-28)
103  libsensors: Avoid namespace pollution
104  fancontrol: Don't use named pipes when we don't need them (#2319)
105  pwmconfig: Tell the user about gnuplot if it isn't installed
106             Fix MINSTOP and MINSTART test functions (#2340)
107             Test MINSTOP before MINSTART
108             Use better step values for MINSTOP test
109             Print the revision and date at start-up
110             Detect and report obviously incorrect fan speeds
111             Determine MINSTOP automatically
112             Skip MINSTOP and MINSTART tests if fan can't stop
113             Change default for MINTEMP from 0 to 20 degrees C
114             Add support for attributes in the hwmon class device (#2260)
115             Update manual page
116  sensors.conf.eg: Drop "label temp#_crit" statements
117  sensors-detect: Add Intel SCH (bus) support
118                  Add SMSC EMC6D103 support
119                  Improve MAX6657, MAX6658, MAX6659 detection
120                  Cache the byte data reads (#2326)
121                  Add Maxim MAX6654/MAX6690 support
122                  Add National Semiconductor LM95231 support
123                  Add Analog Devices ADT7481 support
124                  Refactor alias detection functions
125                  Fix Andigilog aSC7621 support
126                  Add Texas Instruments THMC51 support
127                  Fix Analog Devices ADT7461 support
128                  Add VIA C7 support
129                  Fix Winbond W83L786NR/NG/R/G support (#2336)
130                  Add Maxim MAX6646/MAX6647/MAX6649 support
131                  Add VIA VT1212 support
132                  Add SMSC EMC2700LPC support
133                  Add ITE IT8720F support
134                  Add Texas Instruments TMP411 support
135                  Prevent misdetection of W83627DHG on I2C as LM78
136                  W83627DHG has no subclients
137                  Add Maxim MAX1618 support
138
1393.0.2 (2008-05-18)
140  documentation: Delete the FAQ, now maintained on the wiki
141  libsensors: Use __func__ instead of __FUNCTION__
142              Parse the configuration file in C locale
143              Late compute statements override early ones
144              Support virtual hwmon devices (#2309)
145              Support power and energy sensors
146              Support DOS-style configuration files again (#2284)
147  pwmconfig: Don't create the configuration file before it's needed
148             Don't preserve configuration file customizations
149             Fix permissions of the configuration file
150             Don't start if fancontrol is running (#2299)
151  fancontrol: Don't start if already running (#2299)
152              Delete fancontrol.pid at exit time (#2299)
153  sensord: Fix support of multiple chip names on the command line (#2321)
154  sensors: Print energy and power sensors with automatically scaled units
155  sensors-detect: Add SMSC SCH5027D detection
156                  Do not access I/O ports on PPC
157                  Move south bridge sensor detection to the right section
158                  Run chip_special_cases() earlier
159                  New device ID for the SMSC SCH5317
160                  Add SMSC SCH5127 detection
161                  Add National Semiconductor LM64 detection
162                  Add Asus F8000 detection
163                  Add Intel ICH10 (bus) detection
164                  Don't probe I2C addresses 0x40-0x47
165                  Fix the parsing of I2C addresses not to scan
166                  Detect and skip 1-register-only I2C devices
167                  Avoid SMBus word transactions where possible
168                  Add Dallas DS1631 detection
169
1703.0.1 (2008-01-28)
171  documentation: Update the application writing guidelines
172  libsensors: No longer depend on libsysfs (#2262)
173              Don't guess the bus type from the device ID format (#2240)
174              Add support for attributes in the hwmon class device (#2260)
175  Makefile: No warnings about ld configuration for staged installations
176            Document the variable overriding mechanism (#2296)
177  pwmconfig: Really hide errors on sysfs writes
178             Deal gracefully with read-only pwm_enable files
179             Warn about outputs found in automatic mode
180             Repeat available configuration options before prompt (#2289)
181             Fix duplicate warning message when config file is broken
182  fancontrol: Detect improperly formatted FCTEMPS value (#2293)
183  sensord: Fix rrd support (#2276)
184           Use the same colors for daily and weekly charts
185           Drop workaround needed by old versions of rrdtool
186  sensors: Fix error path on library initialization error
187  sensors.conf.eg: Fix voltage value references (g520sm, lm80, pc87366)
188  sensors-detect: Drop PCA9540 detection
189                  Improve sysconfig and modprobe.d integration
190                  Add SMSC SCH5514D-NS detection (no sensors)
191                  Lower the confidence of MAX6650/MAX6651
192                  Add Fintek F71858DG detection
193                  Add Fintek F81216D detection (no sensors)
194  unhide_ICH_SMBus: Add support for the 82801AA (ICH)
195
1963.0.0 (2007-11-24)
197  Makefile: Fix MODULE_DIR usage in etc
198            Fix build on PPC
199  pwmconfig: Better diagnostics in pwmdisable
200             Give the fans some time to spin up
201  sensors-detect: Add Texas Instruments TMP401 detection
202                  Mention the f75375s driver
203                  Add SMSC LPC47B367-NC detection (no sensors)
204                  Reduce w83781d/lm78 I2C address probing range
205                  Add Intel Celeron 4xx and Penryn (CPU on 45nm) detection
206
2073.0.0-rc3 (2007-10-28)
208  libsensors: Add a default configuration file
209              Fix memory leaks on initialization error
210              Make the configuration file optional
211              Change the default configuration file to /etc/sensors3.conf
212  sensord: Reload config on SIGHUP rather than automatically
213           No default configuration file name
214  sensors: Fix file handle leak on library initialization error
215           Handle the case where voltage measurements aren't available
216           No default configuration file name
217           Install as sensors again
218  sensors.conf.eg: Install as sensors3.conf
219  sensors-detect: Fix SMSC LPC47B357/M967 detection
220                  Select the right driver for FSC chips
221  sensors-detect-stat.pl: Handle alternative chip lists
222
2233.0.0-rc2 (2007-10-10)
224  useful_addresses.html: Moved to the wiki
225  Makefile: Add sensors-conf-convert to make install
226  libsensors: Notify the caller when writing a value fails
227              Differentiate between different read error types
228              Report I/O errors as such
229  sensord: Log the error code on failure
230           Drop the configuration file search path mechanism (#2259)
231           Manual page update
232  sensors: Fix spurious critical temperature alarm
233           Print error messages to stderr
234           Make error messages more helpful and consistent
235           Better handling of the fault flags
236  sensors-conf-convert: Add a short help text
237  sensors-detect: Fix SMSC SCH311x detection
238                  Add AMD K10 CPU sensor detection
239
2403.0.0-rc1 (2007-09-25)
241  Initial release
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