Re: adt7xxx drivers (Was Re: Device name length restriction?)

[Paul Goyette <paul%whooppee.com@localhost>]

On Wed, 10 Sep 2008, Michael Lorenz wrote:

> I dimly remember that the ADM1030 doesn't have the chip/vendor ID
> registers but at least a few registers were more or less identical to
> the ADT7467. IIRC the main difference is less resolution in the fan
> speed counter ( 8bit vs. 16bit or so )
> So, many chips probably need the exact same conversion from register
> value to whatever envsys wants.

The datasheet I grabbed yesterday for the ADM1030 indicates that it does 
indeed have Company_ID (0x3e), Device_ID (0x3d), and Revision (0x3f bits 
0:3) registers.

> > Anyone got any suggestions?  I'm not fond of "device tsfc" or
> > "device rtsfc".  :)
>
> device dbcool?

That was my first thought, too, but many of the ADMxxxx are not 
specifically named "dBCOOL" by the vendor;  also, dBCOOL is a registered 
trademark, and the trademark owner could require us to use it correctly, 
including proper capitalization.  :)

> If you include all or most of the 'dBCool' family that seems to be
> the least horrible name.

Yep, but as above, I'll also include non-dBCOOL(tm) family members.

Still, I think that's probably the best name, as long as there's no 
lawyerly objections.


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