Matt Garman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I just built a firewall box using a Via EPIA-CL6000E motherboard. > I'd like to be able to monitor the temperature(s) within the system. > However, it appears there is currently no means to do that in > OpenBSD (at least not that I've found). > > Now I'm toying with the idea of actually developing the software to > support the sysctl/hw.sensors interface (for this hardware, assuming > I can obtain adequate documentation). > > I've got a respectable amount of experience developing "userland" > applications, but never done any real kernel or "system > internals"-level hacking (though I'm confident that I can learn). > > So does anyone have any suggested readings regarding this part of > the OpenBSD architecture? I'm sure google can find plenty of useful > info, but at this point, I'm not even sure what to search for. Any > suggestions would be much appreciated.
/usr/src/sys is recommennded reading. There are no substitutes. Find a driver that does something similar to what you want to do. Understand what it does. Copy it and beat it until it does what you want to do. //art
