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    SubjectRe: Could the k8temp driver be interfering with ACPI?
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    Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@redhat.com> writes:
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    > So, could ACPI and the k8temp driver be at odds?

    Yes, there is no locking between ACPI and Linux drivers for register access.
    e.g. if there is a indexed register both try to access (and temperature
    sensors tend to use these things) they can race and get corrupted data.

    -Andi
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