With the upcoming Linux 6.12 kernel [1]the Intel graphics driver will finally be able to report GPU fan speeds . Another long sought feature is also on the way for this open-source Linux driver: GPU package temperature reporting for Intel discrete GPUs.

Following the recent work to report graphics card fan speeds and the earlier hardware monitoring (HWMON) support around energy/power reporting, GPU package temperature reporting is finally on track for being mainlined into the Linux kernel. While the GPU fan speed support is queued up in DRM-Next for Linux 6.12, the GPU temperature patch is still sitting on the mailing list and thus might not be mainlined until the following 6.13 cycle.

[2]This patch adds the support to the Intel driver for GPU package temperature reporting via HWMON.

With [3]Arc Graphics cards being available for two years now, it's taken a long time to get the seemingly basic feature wired up. The patch is just a few dozen lines of code getting the i915 kernel driver to report Intel GPU temperatures.



[1] https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-GPU-Fan-Speed-Linux

[2] https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/intel-gfx/2024-September/355910.html

[3] https://www.phoronix.com/search/Arc+Graphics