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NAME

       libsensors  -  publicly  accessible  functions  provided by the sensors
       library

SYNOPSIS

       #include <sensors/sensors.h>

       int sensors_init(FILE *input);
       void sensors_cleanup(void);
       int sensors_parse_chip_name(const char *orig_name,
                                   sensors_chip_name *res);
       int sensors_match_chip(sensors_chip_name chip1,
                              sensors_chip_name chip2);
       int sensors_chip_name_has_wildcards(sensors_chip_name chip);
       const char *sensors_get_adapter_name(int bus_nr);
       int sensors_get_label(sensors_chip_name name, int feature,
                             char **result);
       int sensors_get_feature(sensors_chip_name name, int feature,
                               double *result);
       int sensors_set_feature(sensors_chip_name name, int feature,
                               double value);
       int sensors_do_chip_sets(sensors_chip_name name);
       extern int sensors_do_all_sets(void);
       const sensors_chip_name *sensors_get_detected_chips(int *nr);
       const sensors_feature_data *sensors_get_all_features
                    (sensors_chip_name name, int *nr1,int *nr2);

DESCRIPTION

       int sensors_init(FILE *input);
       (Re)load the configuration file and the detected chips  list.  If  this
       returns a value unequal to zero, you are in trouble; you can not assume
       anything will be initialized properly.

       void sensors_cleanup(void);
       Clean-up function: You can’t access anything after this, until the next
       sensors_init() call!

       int sensors_parse_chip_name(const char *orig_name,
                                   sensors_chip_name *res);
       Parse  a  chip name to the internal representation. Return 0 on succes,
       <0 on error.

       int sensors_match_chip(sensors_chip_name chip1,
                              sensors_chip_name chip2);
       Compare two chips name descriptions, to see whether they  could  match.
       Return 0 if it does not match, return 1 if it does match.

       int sensors_chip_name_has_wildcards
           (sensors_chip_name chip);
       Check whether the chip name is an ’absolute’ name, which can only match
       one chip, or whether it has wildcards. Returns 0 if it is  absolute,  1
       if there are wildcards.

       const char *sensors_get_adapter_name(int bus_nr);
       This  function returns the adapter name of a bus number, as used within
       the sensors_chip_name structure. If it could not be found,  it  returns
       NULL.

       const char *sensors_get_algorithm_name(int bus_nr);
       This function used to return the algorithm name of a bus number.  It is
       now deprecated and returns an arbitrary string. It will be dropped in a
       later version of the library so you should stop using it.

       int sensors_get_label(sensors_chip_name name, int feature,
                             char **result);
       Look up the label which belongs to this chip. Note that chip should not
       contain wildcard values! *result is newly allocated (free it yourself).
       This function will return 0 on success, and <0 on failure.

       int sensors_get_feature(sensors_chip_name name,
                               int feature, double *result);
       Read  the  value  of a feature of a certain chip. Note that chip should
       not contain wildcard values! This function will return  0  on  success,
       and <0 on failure.

       int sensors_set_feature(sensors_chip_name name,
                               int feature, double value);
       Set the value of a feature of a certain chip. Note that chip should not
       contain wildcard values! This function will return 0 on success, and <0
       on failure.

       int sensors_do_chip_sets(sensors_chip_name name);
       Execute  all  set  statements  for  this  particular chip. The chip may
       contain wildcards!  This function will return 0 on success, and  <0  on
       failure.

       int sensors_do_all_sets(void);
       Execute  all set statements for all detected chips. This is the same as
       calling sensors_do_chip_sets with an all wildcards chip name

       const sensors_chip_name *sensors_get_detected_chips
                               (int *nr);
       This function returns all detected chips, one by one. To start  at  the
       beginning  of the list, use 0 for nr; NULL is returned if we are at the
       end of the list. Do not try to change these chip names, as  they  point
       to internal structures! Do not use nr for anything else.

       This  structure is used when you want to get all features of a specific
       chip.
       typedef struct sensors_feature_data {
         int number;
         const char *name;
         int mapping;
         int unused;
         int mode;
       } sensors_feature_data;
       The mode field can be one of:
       SENSORS_MODE_NO_RW, SENSORS_MODE_R, SENSORS_MODE_W or  SENSORS_MODE_RW.

       const sensors_feature_data *sensors_get_all_features
             (sensors_chip_name name, int *nr1,int *nr2);
       This  returns  all  features  of  a specific chip. They are returned in
       bunches: everything with the same mapping is returned just  after  each
       other,  with  the master feature in front (that feature does not map to
       itself, but has SENSORS_NO_MAPPING as mapping field). nr1 and  nr2  are
       two  internally  used variables. Set both to zero to start again at the
       begin of the list. If no more features are found NULL is  returned.  Do
       not  try  to  change  the returned structure; you will corrupt internal
       data structures.

CONFORMING TO

       lm_sensors-2.x

SEE ALSO

       sensors.conf(5)

AUTHOR

       Frodo Looijaard and the lm_sensors group http://www.lm-sensors.org/

                                 October 2006                    libsensors(3)