Re: [patch 2/9] 2.5.6 lm_sensors

From: Pavel Machek (pavel@elf.ucw.cz)
Date: Fri Jul 26 2002 - 05:46:42 EST


Hi!

> > The i2c & lm_sensors group would like to submit these 9
> > patches from our stable 2.6.3 package.
>
>
> Does this stuff still destroy thinkpads so badly they have to go back to
> ibm for a non warranty repair ? Nobody seems willing to provide straight
> answers, and I think they must be addressed before we merge such code

Someone should write windows virus killing thinkpads -- to get some
nice publicity for IBM. Hardware that commits suicide on i2c access is
just not nice.

Hmm, perhaps bugtraq article with "severe DoS on thinkpad hardware"
would be nice, too.
                                                                        Pavel

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