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From: Joerg Wunsch <j@uriah.heep.sax.de>
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Subject: Re: acpi_termal sysctl interface strange temperature value
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As Kevin Oberman wrote:

> > Values I'm geting are like this:
> > 3732
> >
> > while actual is:
> >
> >  sysctl -n hw.acpi.thermal.tz0.temperature
> > 55.0C
> >

> ACPI does not report temperature in degrees Celsius, but in tenths
> of a degree Kelvin.  So both agree.

I wouldn't call it an agreement if one reports 373 K (= 100 °C),
and the other one 55 °C ...

(Btw., according to SI, Kelvin is a normal unit of measure, without
the "degree".)
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