Re: [LinuxBIOS] AMD Geode LX support for LinuxBIOS

[Richard Smith]

Carl-Daniel Hailfinger wrote:
> How do we deal with fan control, then? Most recent mainboards use
> SMM for fan control. Once you forbid SMM, you have to trust the OS
> to perform fan control correctly, which will fail if the machine
> crashes or locks up.

Fans are mechanical and will always fail.  If your hardware dies because 
your fan is off its a hardware flaw not a software issue.