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fancontrol.8

Timestamp:

09/16/09 17:57:53 (3 years ago)

Author:

khali

Message:

Save hwmon device paths and names in configuration file, and check them
before starting any fan control operation.

Files:

r5765	r5770
39	39	\fBfancontrol\fP will be executed
40	40	.TP
	41	.B DEVPATH
	42	Maps hwmon class devices to physical devices. This lets \fBfancontrol\fP
	43	check that the configuration file is still up-to-date.
	44	.TP
	45	.B DEVNAME
	46	Records hwmon class device names. This lets \fBfancontrol\fP check that
	47	the configuration file is still up-to-date.
	48	.TP
41	49	.B FCTEMPS
42	50	Maps PWM outputs to temperature sensors so \fBfancontrol\fP knows which
…	…
45	53	.TP
46	54	.B FCFANS
47		~~FCFANS records the association between a PWM and a fan~~.
	55	Records the association between a PWM output and a fan input.
48	56	Then \fBfancontrol\fP can check the fan speed and restart it if it
49	57	stops unexpectedly.
…	…
93	101	editing the config file directly following the rules above.
94	102
95		Upon starting, fancontrol will make sure that all referenced sysfs files
96		do exist. If not, it will quit immediately, upon the assumption that the
97		configuration file may be out-of-sync with the loaded kernel drivers.
	103	Upon starting, fancontrol will make sure that all referenced devices
	104	do exist and match what they were at configuration time, and that all
	105	referenced sysfs files do exist. If not, it will quit immediately, upon
	106	the assumption that the configuration file may be out-of-sync with the
	107	loaded kernel drivers.
98	108
99	109	.SH THE ALGORITHM