[lm-sensors] [PATCH] sensors-detect: Skip "random" I/O port probing on PPC

[Jean Delvare]

On Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:02:55 +0100, Christian Krafft wrote:
> I will try to test your patch today, but only have a little time for this.
> If I'm not getting it today, I'll continue next monday.

Note that I managed to test the SVN version of sensors-detect myself
(on ppc64) so I am confident that it works well now.

> I'm not very convinced, that this is the right solution, but as a
> circumvention, it will take the pressure away.

What do you think would be the right solution? I agree that
making /dev/port access safer at the kernel level is still needed. Do
you have anything else in mind?

-- 
Jean Delvare