ADMTMP(4)

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✨ ADMTMP(4) ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to admtmp(4) β€” it's a page from the Kernel Interfaces Manual and it's honestly lowkey iconic for how short it is. no cap, we're talking about a whole driver in like four lines. let's get into it πŸ’…


🌸 NAME 🌸

admtmp β€” the Analog Devices ADM1030 temperature sensor. that's it, that's the name, she's serving main character energy and she knows it πŸŽ€


πŸ¦‹ SYNOPSIS πŸ¦‹

admtmp* at iic?

that's the whole vibe check. the driver attaches at iic? β€” periodt ✨


πŸ’– DESCRIPTION πŸ’–

so the admtmp driver provides support for the Analog Devices ADM1030 temperature sensor. ngl, this little device is kind of stacked:

  • it has internal temperature sensors πŸ‘‘
  • it also has external temperature sensors (yes, both, she's multi-talented) πŸ”₯
  • plus a fan RPM monitor β€” she literally watches your fan spin, obsessed πŸŒ€

and the way that all these values get out into the world? they're made available through the sysctl(8) interface. so like, that's how you actually read them. iykyk πŸ’«


🧚 SEE ALSO 🧚

go read those too, bestie, they're all part of the ecosystem 🫢


⭐ HISTORY ⭐

the admtmp driver first appeared in OpenBSD 3.9. she's been around a minute, fr fr πŸ’€


🌈 AUTHORS 🌈

the admtmp driver was written by Theo de Raadt <deraadt@openbsd.org> β€” give him his flowers πŸ’


lowkey a whole driver in one tiny page, and honestly? she ate πŸ’…βœ¨

and that's the whole thing, bestie πŸ“ this edition came from Debian, dated July 16, 2013 β€” so like, vintage but still cute. mwah πŸ’œπŸ¦‹

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