[lm-sensors] w83627hf hardware sharing

[Jim Cromie]

Mark Brown wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 12, 2007 at 01:26:55PM +0100, Pádraig Brady wrote:
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>> Mark Brown wrote:
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> [ Currently we have multiplexing problems with multiple drivers trying
>   to control SuperIO devices. ]
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>   
>>> The most straightforward fix appears to be to provide a multiplexing
>>> driver for the chip.  Does this sound like a reasonable approach to
>>>       
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>   
>> You're right.
>> Some work has been done wrt this, but I've not tried it:
>> http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=115821759424601&w=2
>>     
>
> Adding Jim Cromie who wrote the SuperIO multiplexer referenced there -
> what is the current status of that work?  It looks like exactly what I
> was after.
>
>   

hi Mark, Padraig,
thanks for searching, and finding something relevant.
and sorry for the delay.

$job is demanding my attention these days.
I also owe a platform_driver patch for pc87360,
which should come 1st, since its already late :-(

Ive evidently done something with the patchset since 9/14
probably as talked about in the thread.

-rw-rw-r-- 1 jimc jimc   9536 Oct  6  2006 diff.locks-superio
-rw-rw-r-- 1 jimc jimc   5739 Oct  6  2006 diff.locks-superio-usein-pc87360
-rw-rw-r-- 1 jimc jimc   6288 Oct  6  2006 
diff.locks-superio-usein-pc8736x_gpio

in case you havent already seen it
http://search.gmane.org/?query=superio&group=gmane.linux.drivers.sensors

comments, experiments, trials welcome.
thanks
jimc