diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/w83l785ts b/Documentation/hwmon/w83l785ts
index 1841cedc25b27d02d96d7dfac7b0763da909c8a9..bd1fa9d4468d9ba238c05c62cd562807c122e1ad 100644
--- a/Documentation/hwmon/w83l785ts
+++ b/Documentation/hwmon/w83l785ts
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ Known Issues
 ------------
 
 On some systems (Asus), the BIOS is known to interfere with the driver
-and cause read errors. The driver will retry a given number of times
+and cause read errors. Or maybe the W83L785TS-S chip is simply unreliable,
+we don't really know. The driver will retry a given number of times
 (5 by default) and then give up, returning the old value (or 0 if
 there is no old value). It seems to work well enough so that you should
 not notice anything. Thanks to James Bolt for helping test this feature.
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/adt7473.c b/drivers/hwmon/adt7473.c
index 9587869bdba0eb5bf58314b56c76d98f91b28507..c1009d6f97965b160d26ac4723235d97280a427c 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/adt7473.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/adt7473.c
@@ -422,18 +422,14 @@ static ssize_t show_volt(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *devattr,
  * number in the range -128 to 127, or as an unsigned number that must
  * be offset by 64.
  */
-static int decode_temp(struct adt7473_data *data, u8 raw)
+static int decode_temp(u8 twos_complement, u8 raw)
 {
-	if (data->temp_twos_complement)
-		return (s8)raw;
-	return raw - 64;
+	return twos_complement ? (s8)raw : raw - 64;
 }
 
-static u8 encode_temp(struct adt7473_data *data, int cooked)
+static u8 encode_temp(u8 twos_complement, int cooked)
 {
-	if (data->temp_twos_complement)
-		return (cooked & 0xFF);
-	return cooked + 64;
+	return twos_complement ? cooked & 0xFF : cooked + 64;
 }
 
 static ssize_t show_temp_min(struct device *dev,
@@ -442,8 +438,9 @@ static ssize_t show_temp_min(struct device *dev,
 {
 	struct sensor_device_attribute *attr = to_sensor_dev_attr(devattr);
 	struct adt7473_data *data = adt7473_update_device(dev);
-	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n",
-		       1000 * decode_temp(data, data->temp_min[attr->index]));
+	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", 1000 * decode_temp(
+						data->temp_twos_complement,
+						data->temp_min[attr->index]));
 }
 
 static ssize_t set_temp_min(struct device *dev,
@@ -455,7 +452,7 @@ static ssize_t set_temp_min(struct device *dev,
 	struct i2c_client *client = to_i2c_client(dev);
 	struct adt7473_data *data = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
 	int temp = simple_strtol(buf, NULL, 10) / 1000;
-	temp = encode_temp(data, temp);
+	temp = encode_temp(data->temp_twos_complement, temp);
 
 	mutex_lock(&data->lock);
 	data->temp_min[attr->index] = temp;
@@ -472,8 +469,9 @@ static ssize_t show_temp_max(struct device *dev,
 {
 	struct sensor_device_attribute *attr = to_sensor_dev_attr(devattr);
 	struct adt7473_data *data = adt7473_update_device(dev);
-	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n",
-		       1000 * decode_temp(data, data->temp_max[attr->index]));
+	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", 1000 * decode_temp(
+						data->temp_twos_complement,
+						data->temp_max[attr->index]));
 }
 
 static ssize_t set_temp_max(struct device *dev,
@@ -485,7 +483,7 @@ static ssize_t set_temp_max(struct device *dev,
 	struct i2c_client *client = to_i2c_client(dev);
 	struct adt7473_data *data = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
 	int temp = simple_strtol(buf, NULL, 10) / 1000;
-	temp = encode_temp(data, temp);
+	temp = encode_temp(data->temp_twos_complement, temp);
 
 	mutex_lock(&data->lock);
 	data->temp_max[attr->index] = temp;
@@ -501,8 +499,9 @@ static ssize_t show_temp(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *devattr,
 {
 	struct sensor_device_attribute *attr = to_sensor_dev_attr(devattr);
 	struct adt7473_data *data = adt7473_update_device(dev);
-	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n",
-		       1000 * decode_temp(data, data->temp[attr->index]));
+	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", 1000 * decode_temp(
+						data->temp_twos_complement,
+						data->temp[attr->index]));
 }
 
 static ssize_t show_fan_min(struct device *dev,
@@ -671,8 +670,9 @@ static ssize_t show_temp_tmax(struct device *dev,
 {
 	struct sensor_device_attribute *attr = to_sensor_dev_attr(devattr);
 	struct adt7473_data *data = adt7473_update_device(dev);
-	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n",
-		       1000 * decode_temp(data, data->temp_tmax[attr->index]));
+	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", 1000 * decode_temp(
+						data->temp_twos_complement,
+						data->temp_tmax[attr->index]));
 }
 
 static ssize_t set_temp_tmax(struct device *dev,
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ static ssize_t set_temp_tmax(struct device *dev,
 	struct i2c_client *client = to_i2c_client(dev);
 	struct adt7473_data *data = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
 	int temp = simple_strtol(buf, NULL, 10) / 1000;
-	temp = encode_temp(data, temp);
+	temp = encode_temp(data->temp_twos_complement, temp);
 
 	mutex_lock(&data->lock);
 	data->temp_tmax[attr->index] = temp;
@@ -701,8 +701,9 @@ static ssize_t show_temp_tmin(struct device *dev,
 {
 	struct sensor_device_attribute *attr = to_sensor_dev_attr(devattr);
 	struct adt7473_data *data = adt7473_update_device(dev);
-	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n",
-		       1000 * decode_temp(data, data->temp_tmin[attr->index]));
+	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", 1000 * decode_temp(
+						data->temp_twos_complement,
+						data->temp_tmin[attr->index]));
 }
 
 static ssize_t set_temp_tmin(struct device *dev,
@@ -714,7 +715,7 @@ static ssize_t set_temp_tmin(struct device *dev,
 	struct i2c_client *client = to_i2c_client(dev);
 	struct adt7473_data *data = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
 	int temp = simple_strtol(buf, NULL, 10) / 1000;
-	temp = encode_temp(data, temp);
+	temp = encode_temp(data->temp_twos_complement, temp);
 
 	mutex_lock(&data->lock);
 	data->temp_tmin[attr->index] = temp;
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/asb100.c b/drivers/hwmon/asb100.c
index 84712a22acea1f4f17077cf59108701f91e07847..fe2eea4d799b60b4b4ab5df992eeb1aa200175bf 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/asb100.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/asb100.c
@@ -953,12 +953,8 @@ static void asb100_write_value(struct i2c_client *client, u16 reg, u16 value)
 static void asb100_init_client(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
 	struct asb100_data *data = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
-	int vid = 0;
 
-	vid = asb100_read_value(client, ASB100_REG_VID_FANDIV) & 0x0f;
-	vid |= (asb100_read_value(client, ASB100_REG_CHIPID) & 0x01) << 4;
 	data->vrm = vid_which_vrm();
-	vid = vid_from_reg(vid, data->vrm);
 
 	/* Start monitoring */
 	asb100_write_value(client, ASB100_REG_CONFIG,
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/lm75.c b/drivers/hwmon/lm75.c
index 115f4090b98e3c94cab67e058a7e1676e9b3546c..fa7696905154ca1e14444ca2a95e946470084cd4 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/lm75.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/lm75.c
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ static int lm75_detach_client(struct i2c_client *client)
 
 /* All registers are word-sized, except for the configuration register.
    LM75 uses a high-byte first convention, which is exactly opposite to
-   the usual practice. */
+   the SMBus standard. */
 static int lm75_read_value(struct i2c_client *client, u8 reg)
 {
 	if (reg == LM75_REG_CONF)
@@ -257,9 +257,6 @@ static int lm75_read_value(struct i2c_client *client, u8 reg)
 		return swab16(i2c_smbus_read_word_data(client, reg));
 }
 
-/* All registers are word-sized, except for the configuration register.
-   LM75 uses a high-byte first convention, which is exactly opposite to
-   the usual practice. */
 static int lm75_write_value(struct i2c_client *client, u8 reg, u16 value)
 {
 	if (reg == LM75_REG_CONF)
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/smsc47b397.c b/drivers/hwmon/smsc47b397.c
index f61d8f4185b243efcf7bd3fb0f10fa6284dde6d2..eb03544c731ca47dd94c6d7d940b3f66a43dbcdd 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/smsc47b397.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/smsc47b397.c
@@ -335,11 +335,23 @@ static int __init smsc47b397_device_add(unsigned short address)
 static int __init smsc47b397_find(unsigned short *addr)
 {
 	u8 id, rev;
+	char *name;
 
 	superio_enter();
 	id = force_id ? force_id : superio_inb(SUPERIO_REG_DEVID);
 
-	if ((id != 0x6f) && (id != 0x81) && (id != 0x85)) {
+	switch(id) {
+	case 0x81:
+		name = "SCH5307-NS";
+		break;
+	case 0x6f:
+		name = "LPC47B397-NC";
+		break;
+	case 0x85:
+	case 0x8c:
+		name = "SCH5317";
+		break;
+	default:
 		superio_exit();
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
@@ -352,8 +364,7 @@ static int __init smsc47b397_find(unsigned short *addr)
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO DRVNAME ": found SMSC %s "
 		"(base address 0x%04x, revision %u)\n",
-		id == 0x81 ? "SCH5307-NS" : id == 0x85 ? "SCH5317" :
-	       "LPC47B397-NC", *addr, rev);
+		name, *addr, rev);
 
 	superio_exit();
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/w83793.c b/drivers/hwmon/w83793.c
index ee35af93b574d37879acf53d813bd24f12c8dc29..ed3c019b78c7284f805a83596abba56f77664028 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/w83793.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/w83793.c
@@ -1024,10 +1024,9 @@ static struct sensor_device_attribute_2 w83793_vid[] = {
 	SENSOR_ATTR_2(cpu0_vid, S_IRUGO, show_vid, NULL, NOT_USED, 0),
 	SENSOR_ATTR_2(cpu1_vid, S_IRUGO, show_vid, NULL, NOT_USED, 1),
 };
+static DEVICE_ATTR(vrm, S_IWUSR | S_IRUGO, show_vrm, store_vrm);
 
 static struct sensor_device_attribute_2 sda_single_files[] = {
-	SENSOR_ATTR_2(vrm, S_IWUSR | S_IRUGO, show_vrm, store_vrm,
-		      NOT_USED, NOT_USED),
 	SENSOR_ATTR_2(chassis, S_IWUSR | S_IRUGO, show_alarm_beep,
 		      store_chassis_clear, ALARM_STATUS, 30),
 	SENSOR_ATTR_2(beep_enable, S_IWUSR | S_IRUGO, show_beep_enable,
@@ -1080,6 +1079,7 @@ static int w83793_detach_client(struct i2c_client *client)
 
 		for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(w83793_vid); i++)
 			device_remove_file(dev, &w83793_vid[i].dev_attr);
+		device_remove_file(dev, &dev_attr_vrm);
 
 		for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(w83793_left_fan); i++)
 			device_remove_file(dev, &w83793_left_fan[i].dev_attr);
@@ -1282,7 +1282,6 @@ static int w83793_detect(struct i2c_adapter *adapter, int address, int kind)
 	/* Initialize the chip */
 	w83793_init_client(client);
 
-	data->vrm = vid_which_vrm();
 	/*
 	   Only fan 1-5 has their own input pins,
 	   Pwm 1-3 has their own pins
@@ -1293,7 +1292,9 @@ static int w83793_detect(struct i2c_adapter *adapter, int address, int kind)
 	val = w83793_read_value(client, W83793_REG_FANIN_CTRL);
 
 	/* check the function of pins 49-56 */
-	if (!(tmp & 0x80)) {
+	if (tmp & 0x80) {
+		data->has_vid |= 0x2;	/* has VIDB */
+	} else {
 		data->has_pwm |= 0x18;	/* pwm 4,5 */
 		if (val & 0x01) {	/* fan 6 */
 			data->has_fan |= 0x20;
@@ -1309,13 +1310,15 @@ static int w83793_detect(struct i2c_adapter *adapter, int address, int kind)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* check the function of pins 37-40 */
+	if (!(tmp & 0x29))
+		data->has_vid |= 0x1;	/* has VIDA */
 	if (0x08 == (tmp & 0x0c)) {
 		if (val & 0x08)	/* fan 9 */
 			data->has_fan |= 0x100;
 		if (val & 0x10)	/* fan 10 */
 			data->has_fan |= 0x200;
 	}
-
 	if (0x20 == (tmp & 0x30)) {
 		if (val & 0x20)	/* fan 11 */
 			data->has_fan |= 0x400;
@@ -1359,13 +1362,6 @@ static int w83793_detect(struct i2c_adapter *adapter, int address, int kind)
 	if (tmp & 0x02)
 		data->has_temp |= 0x20;
 
-	/* Detect the VID usage and ignore unused input */
-	tmp = w83793_read_value(client, W83793_REG_MFC);
-	if (!(tmp & 0x29))
-		data->has_vid |= 0x1;	/* has VIDA */
-	if (tmp & 0x80)
-		data->has_vid |= 0x2;	/* has VIDB */
-
 	/* Register sysfs hooks */
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(w83793_sensor_attr_2); i++) {
 		err = device_create_file(dev,
@@ -1381,6 +1377,12 @@ static int w83793_detect(struct i2c_adapter *adapter, int address, int kind)
 		if (err)
 			goto exit_remove;
 	}
+	if (data->has_vid) {
+		data->vrm = vid_which_vrm();
+		err = device_create_file(dev, &dev_attr_vrm);
+		if (err)
+			goto exit_remove;
+	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(sda_single_files); i++) {
 		err = device_create_file(dev, &sda_single_files[i].dev_attr);
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/w83l785ts.c b/drivers/hwmon/w83l785ts.c
index 77f2d482888b1fe3293080be6d83d17a17a4fd08..52e268e25dab01e574f97293008ec8e7a7e869fc 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/w83l785ts.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/w83l785ts.c
@@ -301,8 +301,8 @@ static u8 w83l785ts_read_value(struct i2c_client *client, u8 reg, u8 defval)
 		msleep(i);
 	}
 
-	dev_err(&client->dev, "Couldn't read value from register 0x%02x. "
-		"Please report.\n", reg);
+	dev_err(&client->dev, "Couldn't read value from register 0x%02x.\n",
+		reg);
 	return defval;
 }