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5  libsensors: Support upcoming sysfs path to i2c adapters
6              Add support for HID devices
7  fancontrol: Check that all referenced sysfs files exist
8              Check that all devices match the configuration file
9  pwmconfig: Exit immediately if not root
10             Save device paths and names in configuration file
11  sensors.conf.default: Encourage user to not modify this file
12  sensord: Don't name our variables "alarm"
13           Major refactoring including
14           - Cleanup of huge functions
15           - Remove needless casts
16           - Fix coding style
17           - Break long lines
18           - Make functions more robust
19           - Remove unused return value
20           - Make CGI script more XHML compatible
21  sensors-detect: Refer to tmp401 driver if TMP411 is detected
22                  Clean up the discovery of i2c adapters
23                  Report unsupported Access Bus adapters
24                  Add detection for TI's TMP421, TMP422 and TMP423 chips
25                  The SMSC LPC47M233 isn't currently supported
26                  Support upcoming sysfs path to i2c adapters
27                  Rename the modprobe configuration file to lm_sensors.conf
28                  Drop AMD K10 detection (unreliable sensors)
29                  Add detection for AMD Family 11h thermal sensors
30                  Add detection for Intel Atom thermal sensors
31                  Add detection for National Semiconductor LM73
32                  Add SMBus detection for AMD Hudson-2
33                  Add detection for Nuvoton W83667HG-B and W83677HG-I
34                  Add detection for Analog Devices ADT7490
35                  Refer to f71882fg driver if F71889FG is detected
36                  Add detecton for Fintek F71869FG
37  sysconfig-lm_sensors-convert: Fix exit code
38
393.1.1 (2009-06-21)
40  isadump: Use geteuid instead of getuid so that setuid bit works
41  isaset: Use geteuid instead of getuid so that setuid bit works
42  libsensors: Don't rely on dirent->dt_type being set
43              New method to free the memory allocated for chip names
44  Makefile: Include generated source files in dependency checking
45            Make it possible to skip building of the static library
46  fancontrol: Add support for absolute path to hwmon devices
47  sensord: Remove the hidden commandline interface
48           Introduce struct sensord_arguments
49           Using sigaction for signal handlers
50           Convert to linux coding style
51           Cleanup and refactoring of the source code
52           Don't use the system log when generating a CGI script
53           Disable unit scaling for fan speeds
54           Use daemon logging facility instead of local4 by default
55           Fix a memory leak when a chip name is provided
56  sensors: Fix a memory leak when a chip name is provided
57  sensors-detect: Add nNidia nForce MCP78S SMBus detection
58                  Display Super-I/O address even if LD is disabled
59                  Differentiate between PC8374L and WPCD377I
60                  Use dmidecode to find IPMI interfaces if available
61                  Add Nuvoton W83795G/ADG detection
62                  Add National Semiconductor LM95241 detection
63                  Add Winbond/Nuvoton W83627DHG-P and W83627UHG detection
64
653.1.0 "Happy Birthday Lina" (2009-02-28)
66  libsensors: Add support for instantaneous power sensors
67              Add support for current sensors
68              Fix error propagation during expression evaluation
69              Detect excessive recursion depth during expression eval (#2365)
70              Return a string rather than NULL for unknown errors
71              Skip non-file sysfs entries for speed
72              Fix memory leak in scanner when using flex 2.5.9 or later
73              Report configuration file read errors
74              Exit the configuration file parser sooner
75              Free bus statements from the configuration file sooner
76              Read extra configuration files from /etc/sensors.d (#2174)
77              Report the configuration file name on parse errors
78              Add support for ACPI devices
79  libsensors.3: Reformat for clarity
80                Document function sensors_snprintf_chip_name
81                Document error-related functions
82  lm_sensors.init: Support new format of /etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors (#2246)
83                   Drop support for kernels 2.4 and earlier
84  lm_sensors.init.suse: Delete (actual SuSE script is much different)
85  Makefile: Install sensors.conf.default instead of sensors.conf.eg (#2333)
86  pwmconfig: Drop support for kernels 2.4 and earlier
87  fancontrol: Don't round temperature values
88              Drop support for kernels 2.4 and earlier
89              Exit if configuration file can't be read
90              Create pid file only after successful initialization
91  maxilife scripts: Delete (driver never ported to Linux 2.6)
92  sensord: Accept negative temperatures in RRD database
93           Don't bail out on transient errors (#2330)
94  sensors: Add support for instantaneous power sensors
95           Add support for current sensors
96           Fix exit code in error case
97  sensors.conf.5: Lots of additions and reworks
98  sensors.conf.default: New, minimum version of sensors.conf.eg (#2333)
99                        Add sections for the SMSC SCH311x and SCH5027
100  sensors.conf.eg: The LM99 offset is now handled in the lm90 driver
101                   Move help section to sensors.conf.5
102                   Add a section for the Asus/Fintek F8000
103  sensors-detect: Fix detection of ADT7463 and LM96000
104                  Add VIA VX800/VX820 SMBus support
105                  Fix detection of Intel 5000 series FB-DIMM AMB
106                  Fix detection of ADT7462
107                  Fix detection of SMSC LPC47M292
108                  Add SMSC LPC47M233 support
109                  Drop support for Linux 2.4 (#2325)
110                  Handle special case chips more efficiently
111                  Fix SMBus detection of W83627EHF and W83627DHG
112                  Get I2C adapter driver names from sysfs (#2328)
113                  Drop old SiS I2C adapter entries
114                  Drop separate LM78-J entry
115                  Merge all Mozart-2 entries
116                  Merge both GL518SM entries into one
117                  Complete GL520SM detection
118                  Improve GL525SM detection a bit
119                  Let kernel 2.6.28 and later handle chips aliases
120                  Unload kernel drivers when we are done with them (#2329)
121                  Fix handling of bus driver names with an underscore
122                  Simplify loading of bus drivers
123                  Fix bus number prediction logic (#2327)
124                  Suggest the sbs driver for smart batteries
125                  Drop alias detection for Super-I/O chips
126                  Move alias detection after all chip detections
127                  Probe chip types from safest to more risky (#2322)
128                  Add an option to skip ISA probes except IPMI
129                  Skip ISA detection by default if a Super I/O was found (#2322)
130                  Do not scan I2C adapters on multimedia cards by default
131                  Skip SMBus probing by default if a Super I/O was found (#2322)
132                  Display I2C address statictics with --stat
133                  Document the new detection order and rules
134                  Gather DMI data and print it at start-up
135                  Always probe the SMBus on Asus, Tyan and Supermicro boards
136                  Move IPMI interface detection to its own section
137                  Skip IPMI probing on laptops
138                  Add Winbond/Nuvoton W83667HG support
139                  Add Intel Core I7 support
140                  Generate new format for /etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors (#2246)
141                  Print warnings about missing modules on screen
142                  Fix detection of older DS1621
143                  Add nNidia nForce MCP67, MCP73, MCP79 SMBus support
144                  Exclude auto-loaded PCI and USB drivers from list (#2368)
145                  Special case probing i2c address 0x73 (to not crash FSC ICs)
146                  Add detection of FSC Hades and Syleus IC's
147                  Add detection of Winbond WPCD377I (no sensors)
148  sensors-detect-stat.pl: Delete (functionality merged into sensors-detect)
149  sysconfig-lm_sensors-convert: Sample config file conversion script (#2246)
150
1513.0.3 (2008-09-28)
152  libsensors: Avoid namespace pollution
153  fancontrol: Don't use named pipes when we don't need them (#2319)
154  pwmconfig: Tell the user about gnuplot if it isn't installed
155             Fix MINSTOP and MINSTART test functions (#2340)
156             Test MINSTOP before MINSTART
157             Use better step values for MINSTOP test
158             Print the revision and date at start-up
159             Detect and report obviously incorrect fan speeds
160             Determine MINSTOP automatically
161             Skip MINSTOP and MINSTART tests if fan can't stop
162             Change default for MINTEMP from 0 to 20 degrees C
163             Add support for attributes in the hwmon class device (#2260)
164             Update manual page
165  sensors.conf.eg: Drop "label temp#_crit" statements
166  sensors-detect: Add Intel SCH (bus) support
167                  Add SMSC EMC6D103 support
168                  Improve MAX6657, MAX6658, MAX6659 detection
169                  Cache the byte data reads (#2326)
170                  Add Maxim MAX6654/MAX6690 support
171                  Add National Semiconductor LM95231 support
172                  Add Analog Devices ADT7481 support
173                  Refactor alias detection functions
174                  Fix Andigilog aSC7621 support
175                  Add Texas Instruments THMC51 support
176                  Fix Analog Devices ADT7461 support
177                  Add VIA C7 support
178                  Fix Winbond W83L786NR/NG/R/G support (#2336)
179                  Add Maxim MAX6646/MAX6647/MAX6649 support
180                  Add VIA VT1212 support
181                  Add SMSC EMC2700LPC support
182                  Add ITE IT8720F support
183                  Add Texas Instruments TMP411 support
184                  Prevent misdetection of W83627DHG on I2C as LM78
185                  W83627DHG has no subclients
186                  Add Maxim MAX1618 support
187
1883.0.2 (2008-05-18)
189  documentation: Delete the FAQ, now maintained on the wiki
190  libsensors: Use __func__ instead of __FUNCTION__
191              Parse the configuration file in C locale
192              Late compute statements override early ones
193              Support virtual hwmon devices (#2309)
194              Support power and energy sensors
195              Support DOS-style configuration files again (#2284)
196  pwmconfig: Don't create the configuration file before it's needed
197             Don't preserve configuration file customizations
198             Fix permissions of the configuration file
199             Don't start if fancontrol is running (#2299)
200  fancontrol: Don't start if already running (#2299)
201              Delete fancontrol.pid at exit time (#2299)
202  sensord: Fix support of multiple chip names on the command line (#2321)
203  sensors: Print energy and power sensors with automatically scaled units
204  sensors-detect: Add SMSC SCH5027D detection
205                  Do not access I/O ports on PPC
206                  Move south bridge sensor detection to the right section
207                  Run chip_special_cases() earlier
208                  New device ID for the SMSC SCH5317
209                  Add SMSC SCH5127 detection
210                  Add National Semiconductor LM64 detection
211                  Add Asus F8000 detection
212                  Add Intel ICH10 (bus) detection
213                  Don't probe I2C addresses 0x40-0x47
214                  Fix the parsing of I2C addresses not to scan
215                  Detect and skip 1-register-only I2C devices
216                  Avoid SMBus word transactions where possible
217                  Add Dallas DS1631 detection
218
2193.0.1 (2008-01-28)
220  documentation: Update the application writing guidelines
221  libsensors: No longer depend on libsysfs (#2262)
222              Don't guess the bus type from the device ID format (#2240)
223              Add support for attributes in the hwmon class device (#2260)
224  Makefile: No warnings about ld configuration for staged installations
225            Document the variable overriding mechanism (#2296)
226  pwmconfig: Really hide errors on sysfs writes
227             Deal gracefully with read-only pwm_enable files
228             Warn about outputs found in automatic mode
229             Repeat available configuration options before prompt (#2289)
230             Fix duplicate warning message when config file is broken
231  fancontrol: Detect improperly formatted FCTEMPS value (#2293)
232  sensord: Fix rrd support (#2276)
233           Use the same colors for daily and weekly charts
234           Drop workaround needed by old versions of rrdtool
235  sensors: Fix error path on library initialization error
236  sensors.conf.eg: Fix voltage value references (g520sm, lm80, pc87366)
237  sensors-detect: Drop PCA9540 detection
238                  Improve sysconfig and modprobe.d integration
239                  Add SMSC SCH5514D-NS detection (no sensors)
240                  Lower the confidence of MAX6650/MAX6651
241                  Add Fintek F71858DG detection
242                  Add Fintek F81216D detection (no sensors)
243  unhide_ICH_SMBus: Add support for the 82801AA (ICH)
244
2453.0.0 (2007-11-24)
246  Makefile: Fix MODULE_DIR usage in etc
247            Fix build on PPC
248  pwmconfig: Better diagnostics in pwmdisable
249             Give the fans some time to spin up
250  sensors-detect: Add Texas Instruments TMP401 detection
251                  Mention the f75375s driver
252                  Add SMSC LPC47B367-NC detection (no sensors)
253                  Reduce w83781d/lm78 I2C address probing range
254                  Add Intel Celeron 4xx and Penryn (CPU on 45nm) detection
255
2563.0.0-rc3 (2007-10-28)
257  libsensors: Add a default configuration file
258              Fix memory leaks on initialization error
259              Make the configuration file optional
260              Change the default configuration file to /etc/sensors3.conf
261  sensord: Reload config on SIGHUP rather than automatically
262           No default configuration file name
263  sensors: Fix file handle leak on library initialization error
264           Handle the case where voltage measurements aren't available
265           No default configuration file name
266           Install as sensors again
267  sensors.conf.eg: Install as sensors3.conf
268  sensors-detect: Fix SMSC LPC47B357/M967 detection
269                  Select the right driver for FSC chips
270  sensors-detect-stat.pl: Handle alternative chip lists
271
2723.0.0-rc2 (2007-10-10)
273  useful_addresses.html: Moved to the wiki
274  Makefile: Add sensors-conf-convert to make install
275  libsensors: Notify the caller when writing a value fails
276              Differentiate between different read error types
277              Report I/O errors as such
278  sensord: Log the error code on failure
279           Drop the configuration file search path mechanism (#2259)
280           Manual page update
281  sensors: Fix spurious critical temperature alarm
282           Print error messages to stderr
283           Make error messages more helpful and consistent
284           Better handling of the fault flags
285  sensors-conf-convert: Add a short help text
286  sensors-detect: Fix SMSC SCH311x detection
287                  Add AMD K10 CPU sensor detection
288
2893.0.0-rc1 (2007-09-25)
290  Initial release
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