[ATrpms-devel] i2c-kmdl, lm_sensors-kmdl

[Axel Thimm]

On Mon, Oct 30, 2006 at 11:12:58AM -0600, Steven Timm wrote:
> In some of the older operating systems, Fedora Core 1 and RHEL 3
> there were rpms of the form i2c-kmdl and lm_sensors-kmdl
> These were, if I understand correctly, kernel modules that could
> be loaded on top of the enterprise linux kernel to get the
> latest version of lm_sensors and i2c.
> 
> These don't seem to exist for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 anymore,
> although they once did.
> 
> Lm_sensors list says it can't be done, there is no way to get lm_sensors
> 2.10.x patched or loaded over top of a 2.6.9 kernel, which includes
> lm_sensors 2.8.7 by default.
> 
> Why did the idea of having separate drivers rpm kernel module for
> lm_sensors go away?  Can it still be done in theory?

Yes, you can, it is a matter of (lack of) human resources.

> i.e. if I compile all the modules in the lm_sensors 2.10.x tree
> could they be loaded in a 2.6.x series kernel or do they only work
> with 2.4 kernels now.

No, there are no 2.6 kernel module sources in lm_sensors 2.10.x, they
are immediately injected into the kernel sources. So you would have to
extract the patches from the current 2.6 kernel and adapt them to
some 2.6 range. Or if you are interested in only one kernel version,
e.g. RHEL4's, then adapt the sources to that kernel only.

> (Please copy my private E-mail as I am not on this list)

Better check the archives in case you miss a mail, most users around
here reply to the list only and your request may be forgotten.
-- 
Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
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