PCHTEMP(4) - Device Drivers Manual #

PCHTEMP(4) - Device Drivers Manual

NAME #

pchtemp - Intel PCH temperature sensor

SYNOPSIS #

pchtemp* at pci?

DESCRIPTION #

The pchtemp driver provides support for the temperature sensor in the Intel X99, C610 series, 9 series and 100 series platform controller hub (PCH).

These sensors provide 0.5 degC resolution. Sensor values are made available through the sysctl(8) interface.

SEE ALSO #

intro(4), pci(4), sensorsd(8), sysctl(8)

HISTORY #

The pchtemp driver first appeared in OpenBSD 5.9.

AUTHORS #

The pchtemp driver was written by Mark Kettenis <kettenis@openbsd.org>.

CAVEATS #

The temperature sensor only attached if it has been enabled by the BIOS.

OpenBSD 7.5 - June 20, 2020