Re: [PATCH v3] hwmon: (coretemp) Replace x86_model checks with VFM ones

From: Guenter Roeck
Date: Thu Aug 28 2025 - 17:47:46 EST


On 8/28/25 14:18, Dave Hansen wrote:
On 8/28/25 13:17, Sohil Mehta wrote:

Add a code comment to reflect that none of the CPUs in Family 5 or
Family 15 set X86_FEATURE_DTHERM. The VFM checks do not impact these
CPUs since the driver does not load on them.

Missing-signoff: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Sohil Mehta <sohil.mehta@xxxxxxxxx>

Thanks for picking this back up from whatever dark hole I left it in! ;)

Signed-off-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

I assume the hwmon folks will pick this up. If not, it's certainly
x86-ish enough for it to go through tip.

Already done, but if you want to take it through some other branch
let me know and I'll drop it.

Oh, and do we want to cc:stable@ on this? Could this end up biting
anybody running an old kernel on the model 18/19 hardware?

It doesn't really bite, it will just not instantiate the driver.
I have no idea if those old kernels would run with the new hardware
in the first place. You tell me...

Personally I'd rather wait until someone complains.

Guenter