[coreboot] [patch] superiotool dumps environmental controller registers too

[joe at smittys.pointclark.net]

Quoting Corey Osgood <corey.osgood at gmail.com>:

> On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 6:21 PM, Carl-Daniel Hailfinger <
> c-d.hailfinger.devel.2006 at gmx.net> wrote:
>
>> On 22.02.2008 23:48, Torsten Duwe wrote:
>> > I have 2 versions to throw in.
>> >
>> > On Friday 22 February 2008, Carl-Daniel Hailfinger wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >> It can either mean "Environment Controller"
>> >> or "Embedded Controller". In the future, superiotool will be able to
>> >> dump settings of both types of these devices, so I fear the parameter
>> >> has to be replaced by something like "--environ-dump".
>> >>
>> >
>> > --env-dump, because I consider that a common abbreviation ("man 1 env").
>> >
>>
>> Because of "man 1 env" and the completely different meaning of it, I'd
>> call it "--envctl-dump".
>>
>>
>> >> Thoughts? We should wait with the commit until there is consensus about
>> >> the name of the long option.
>> >>
>> >
>> > OTOH the whole thing is about voltages, fans and temperature sensors,
>> right?
>> > Then there's a package called lm-sensors, so why not --sensors
>> > or --sensors-dump? "Environment" is also quite ambiguous, and the -s is
>> still
>> > available, so --sensors* would be my favourite.
>> >
>>
>> "--sensors-fan-voltage-controller-dump"? Older ITE datasheets call this
>> thin a "Fan Controller".
>>
>> Maybe we should wait for input on the name until monday before this is
>> committed.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Carl-Daniel
>>
>
> Why not something more generic, like --advanced-dump, --adv-dump,
> --extra-dump, or something better. That way we cover all bases, without
> getting into the extremely long options. In the future, when we start
> messing with embedded controllers, it could cover that as well, the embedded
> controller also probably has its paws on the same controls anyway. Heck, if
> we really wanted, it could cover GPIOs too, so we end up with all the info
> you can get in one shot.
>
> -Corey
>

I like your idea Corey. On smsc it would great to be able to dump all  
of the "Runtime Registers" (GPIO's are there also).....

Thanks - Joe