I'm working on packaging Freon, a GNOME Shell extension that displays hardware
temperature in the top bar.
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https://apps.fedoraproject.org/packages/gnome-shell-extension-freon>
Freon relies on lm_sensors, and needs the `sensors-detect` command to be run before it
will work. The interactive output of sensors-detect and the man page still say that
there's a small but non-zero risk of serious hardware damage associated with some of
the tests the program does. However, most of the trouble I see from running sensors-detect
is from several years ago; starting in version 3.3.3, lm_sensors changed some of the
default behavior to reduce the likelihood of future problems. I can't find anything
more recent which describes the degree of any remaining risk. I also can't find
anything about *what* the risk factors even are.
So. Does anyone here know the risk factors, and how much risk there really is today when
even CentOS 7 uses lm_sensors 3.4?
I've used both Freon and lm_sensors without blowing up my computer, and it since
`sensors-detect` is mandatory for Freon to work, it seems like it should be included in a
%post scriptlet. But I don't want to damage unsuspecting users' hardware... 😕