Faking Sensor Readings

[James Feist]

On 12/3/19 5:49 AM, Alexander Amelkin wrote:
> 03.12.2019 15:06, rgrs wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> How do I fake sensor readings in OpenBMC?
>> We're trying to fake temperature sensors and make sure fans ramp up/down
>> accordingly.
>>
> We ended up patching the kernel driver to fake the readings by request.
> 
> I'm not aware of any ready interface in OpenBMC for that.

If you're using d-bus sensors, the sensor property is writable. It is 
also supported by patching the sensor value in redfish.


> 
> With best regards,
> Alexander Amelkin
> 
>