BCMTEMP(4)

💖 BCMTEMP 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the bcmtemp manual page (that's the BCMTEMP(4) one, section 4, kernel interfaces, mwah) — it's short, it's sweet, and it's literally about a temperature sensor. let's get into it 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

bcmtemp — the Broadcom BCM2835/BCM2836/BCM2837 temperature monitor 🥵🌡️

like, yes, that's the whole name. she's a temperature monitor for those three Broadcom SoCs. no cap.

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

bcmtemp* at fdt?

that's it. that's the configuration line. lowkey iconic how tiny it is ✨

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so the bcmtemp driver provides support for the temperature sensor found on the Broadcom BCM2835/BCM2836/BCM2837 SoC. that's it. that's her job. she's the temperature girlie for those chips 💅

and sensor values are made available through the sysctl(8) interface — so you go ask sysctl nicely and it hands over the numbers. main character energy fr fr 🌈

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

• intro(4)
• sensorsd(8)
• sysctl(8)

go read those too, they're part of the friend group 🫶

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💜 HISTORY 💜

the bcmtemp driver first appeared in OpenBSD 6.3. a legend was born ✨👑

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🎀 AUTHORS 🎀

the bcmtemp driver was written by Mark Kettenis <kettenis@openbsd.org> — ty for your service king 🙌💖

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ngl this one's a short read, but every detail slaps. no notes. 🍓

kisses, this was the BCMTEMP(4) page from the Debian edition, dated June 20, 2020 — that's the source and the date, bestie, and now you're fully caught up 💅🧚💜