Forward of the Linux 5.19 steady kernel being launched later right now, just a few pull requests have already begun queuing for the Linux 5.20 merge window. Amongst these early pulls are the {hardware} monitoring “HWMON” subsystem updates.
HWMON subsystem maintainer Guenter Roeck has already despatched within the function pull request of updates concentrating on Linux 5.20.
This pull consists of the beforehand reported work on extra ASUS motherboards having working sensor assist on this subsequent kernel model. A number of newer Intel and AMD ASUS motherboards can now get pleasure from working motherboard/chipset/CPU/VRM temperature reporting in addition to fan speeds, water cooling information, CPU present, and CPU core voltage reporting. That is due to the continuing work within the current ASUS-EC-Sensors Linux driver. These enhancements and new board protection is coming due to the open-source group, sadly, with no contributions from ASUS straight. The ASUS STRIX Z690-A D4, ROG ZENITH II EXTREME, and MAXIMUS XI HERO are among the many newly-supported boards with the whole listing of ASUS-EC-Sensor driver protection famous within the aforelinked article.
The NCT775 sensor driver additionally provides assist for the ASUS TUF GAMING B550 PLUS WiFi II motherboard.
The Linux LM90 driver that’s for the digital temperature sensor of the identical title in addition to numerous different chipsets has seen a considerable rewrite. The LM90 driver helps numerous LMxx, ADM1032, ADT74xx, MAX66xx, and W83Lxxxx chipsets amongst others. With Linux 5.20 there’s a large rewrite to the LM90 driver to assist a number of extra chipsets and enhancing assist for present {hardware}.
Almost every Linux kernel launch expands sensor studying assist for extra desktop motherboards.
Additionally new to the HWMON space in Linux 5.20 is the Aquacomputer driver now supporting the Quadro fan controller for these all for that fanatic/gamer-minded fan controller out of Germany.
The Dell-SMM driver in the meantime has added assist for the Dell G5 5590 and Dell XPS 13 7390 programs. The complete listing of HWMON adjustments for v5.20 could be discovered by way of this pull request.
