Legacy /proc/i8k interface of Dell laptop SMM BIOS hwmon driver
configname: CONFIG_I8K
Linux Kernel Configuration
└─>Device Drivers
└─>Hardware Monitoring support
└─>Legacy /proc/i8k interface of Dell laptop SMM BIOS hwmon driver
In linux kernel since version 2.6.12
This option enables the legacy /proc/i8k userspace interface of the
dell-smm-hwmon driver. The character file /proc/i8k exposes the BIOS
version, temperatures and allows control of fan speeds of some Dell
laptops. Sometimes it also reports power and hotkey status.
This interface is required to run programs from the i8kutils package.
Say Y if you intend to run userspace programs that use this interface.
Say N otherwise.
dell-smm-hwmon driver. The character file /proc/i8k exposes the BIOS
version, temperatures and allows control of fan speeds of some Dell
laptops. Sometimes it also reports power and hotkey status.
This interface is required to run programs from the i8kutils package.
Say Y if you intend to run userspace programs that use this interface.
Say N otherwise.