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Linux Will Finally Be Able To Reboot Apple M1/M2 Macs With The v6.17 Kernel
While there have been various elements of the Apple M1 and M2 SoC support in the mainline Linux kernel along with support for various Macs, different features have been missing from the upstream kernel such as the Apple GPU kernel graphics driver as one big example
Queued up yesterday into the Multi-Function Device (MFD) subsystem Git tree are patches for introducing the Apple System Management Controller (SMC) driver. The Apple SMC driver patch explains the system management controller functionality as:"The System Management Controller (SMC) on Apple Silicon machines is a piece of hardware that exposes various functionalities such as temperature sensors, voltage/power meters, shutdown/reboot handling, GPIOs and more. About The AuthorMichael Larabel is the principal author of Phoronix.com and founded the site in 2004 with a focus on enriching the Linux hardware experience.
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