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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/scpi-hwmon.c b/drivers/hwmon/scpi-hwmon.c
index 25aac40f2764..919877970ae3 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/scpi-hwmon.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/scpi-hwmon.c
@@ -99,6 +99,15 @@ scpi_show_sensor(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
scpi_scale_reading(&value, sensor);
+ /*
+ * Temperature sensor values are treated as signed values based on
+ * observation even though that is not explicitly specified, and
+ * because an unsigned u64 temperature does not really make practical
+ * sense especially when the temperature is below zero degrees Celsius.
+ */
+ if (sensor->info.class == TEMPERATURE)
+ return sprintf(buf, "%lld\n", (s64)value);
+
return sprintf(buf, "%llu\n", value);
}