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Intel CPU Temperature Monitoring Driver For Linux Now Unmaintained After Layoffs
There is yet more apparent fallout from Intel's recent layoffs/restructurings as it impacts the Linux kernel..
A patch was posted a few minutes ago on the Linux kernel mailing list to mark the coretemp driver as orphaned. It certainly surprises me Intel has no immediate replacement to serve as the maintainer of the Coretemp driver for something as basic and fundamental as CPU temperature monitoring on Linux... And with Intel's longtime Linux reputation for their relentless open-source work and timely hardware enablement facing clear damage following the latest restructuring at the company. Hopefully one steps up soon or Intel at least finds the resources to get new CPU support upstreamed pre-launch without a former maintainer as it would be pretty surprising to see the level of Intel Linux hardware support regress to the point of not even having working CPU temperature monitoring on Linux with future processors.
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