From owner-freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG  Fri Oct 19 17:56:03 2007
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: arch@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E332116A420;
	Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:56:03 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from jmg@hydrogen.funkthat.com)
Received: from hydrogen.funkthat.com (gate.funkthat.com [69.17.45.168])
	by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A442213C474;
	Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:56:03 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from jmg@hydrogen.funkthat.com)
Received: from hydrogen.funkthat.com (y8p6bgi39su89n5a@localhost.funkthat.com
	[127.0.0.1])
	by hydrogen.funkthat.com (8.13.6/8.13.3) with ESMTP id l9JHu3GP071276; 
	Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:56:03 -0700 (PDT)
	(envelope-from jmg@hydrogen.funkthat.com)
Received: (from jmg@localhost)
	by hydrogen.funkthat.com (8.13.6/8.13.3/Submit) id l9JHu27u071275;
	Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:56:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jmg)
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:56:02 -0700
From: John-Mark Gurney <gurney_j@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To: Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net>
Message-ID: <20071019175602.GD39759@funkthat.com>
Mail-Followup-To: Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net>,
	John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org>, arch@freebsd.org,
	"Constantine A. Murenin" <cnst@freebsd.org>
References: <200710171245.36949.jhb@freebsd.org>
	<20071018133949.1430dlowvks8w4kg@webmail.leidinger.net>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Disposition: inline
In-Reply-To: <20071018133949.1430dlowvks8w4kg@webmail.leidinger.net>
User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i
X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE-p6 i386
X-Files: The truth is out there
X-URL: http://resnet.uoregon.edu/~gurney_j/
X-Resume: http://resnet.uoregon.edu/~gurney_j/resume.html
X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-3.0
	(hydrogen.funkthat.com [127.0.0.1]);
	Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:56:03 -0700 (PDT)
Cc: arch@freebsd.org, "Constantine A. Murenin" <cnst@freebsd.org>
Subject: Re: sensors fun..
X-BeenThere: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
Reply-To: John-Mark Gurney <gurney_j@resnet.uoregon.edu>
List-Id: Discussion related to FreeBSD architecture <freebsd-arch.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-arch>,
	<mailto:freebsd-arch-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-arch>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-arch@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-arch-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-arch>,
	<mailto:freebsd-arch-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:56:04 -0000

Alexander Leidinger wrote this message on Thu, Oct 18, 2007 at 13:39 +0200:
> One level is in the kernel. It's just an export interface to transfer  
> status data from the kernel to userland. The goal of this framework is  
> IMO to "collect" all this data in the kernel and provide a single  
> point of contact for the userland to query this in-kernel data. That's  
> what the soc project was about. Let's call this kernel sensors  
> framework here.

The project may have been about that, but what was committed included
more than that (systat and sensord)...

It does look like you are finally understanding what we have been
talking about.. so I won't comment on the rest of it..

-- 
  John-Mark Gurney				Voice: +1 415 225 5579

     "All that I will do, has been done, All that I have, has not."