Recommended update for sensors

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2019:1229-1
Rating: moderate
References:
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15

An update that has two fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for sensors fixes the following issues:

sensors was updated to version 3.5.0:

The following changes were done:

  • soname was bumped due to commit dcf2367 which introduced an ABI change. (This was reverted for the SUSE packages, as it was not necessary)

  • Fixed disappearance of certain hwmon chips with 4.19+ kernels (bsc#1116021).

  • Add the find-driver script for debugging.
  • Various documentation and man page improvements.
  • Fix various issues found by Coverity Scan.
  • Updated links in documentation to reflect the new home of lm_sensors.
  • sensors.1: Add reference to sensors-detect and document -j option (json output).
  • sensors: Add support for json output, add support for power min, lcrit, min_alarm, lcrit_alarm.

  • sensors-detect changes:

  • Fix systemd paths.

  • Add detection of Fintek F81768.
  • Only probe I/O ports on x86.
  • Add detection of Nuvoton NCT6793D.
  • Add detection of Microchip MCP9808.
  • Mark F71868A as supported by the f71882fg driver.
  • Mark F81768D as supported by the f71882fg driver.
  • Mark F81866D as supported by the f71882fg driver.
  • Add detection of various ITE chips.
  • Add detection of Nuvoton NCT6795D.
  • Add detection of DDR4 SPD.
  • Add detection of ITE IT8987D.
  • Add detection of AMD Family 17h temperature sensors.
  • Add detection of AMD KERNCZ SMBus controller.
  • Add detection of various Intel SMBus controllers.
  • Add detection of Giantec GT30TS00.
  • Add detection of ONS CAT34TS02C and CAT34TS04.
  • Add detection of AMD Family 15h Model 60+ temperature sensors.
  • Add detection of Nuvoton NCT6796D.

  • Add detection of AMD Family 15h Model 70+ temperature sensors.

  • configs: Add sample configuration files.

  • sensors.conf.default:

  • Add hardwired inputs of NCT6795D

  • Add hardwired inputs of F71868A

  • Add hardwired NCT6796D inputs

  • vt1211_pwm: replaced deprecated sub shell syntax, run with bash instead of sh.

  • pwmconfig: replaced deprecated sub shell syntax.
  • fancontrol: replaced deprecated sub shell syntax, save original pwm values.
  • fancontrol.8: replaced deprecated sub shell syntax.

  • libsensors:

  • Add support for SENSORS_BUS_TYPE_SCSI, add support for power min, lcrit, min_alarm, lcrit_alarm.

  • Handle hwmon device with thermal device parent (bsc#1108468).

  • Undo unnecessary libsensors version bump.

  • Undo the SENSORS_API_VERSION change, to stay source-compatible with upstream.

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • Basesystem Module 15
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-2019-1229=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15 (aarch64 ppc64le x86_64)
    • sensors-debuginfo-3.5.0-4.3.1
    • libsensors4-devel-3.5.0-4.3.1
    • libsensors4-3.5.0-4.3.1
    • sensors-debugsource-3.5.0-4.3.1
    • sensors-3.5.0-4.3.1
    • libsensors4-debuginfo-3.5.0-4.3.1

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