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Linux Driver Unmaintained After Latest Cuts - Anyone Else Affected?

0x28dd…0833

·47d ago·2 comments

Just saw the news about the 103 layoffs on July 28th, apparently a chunk of them were in Santa Clara. Pretty grim. What's really concerning though is that article mentioning the Intel CPU temperature monitoring driver for Linux is now unmaintained because of it. That sounds like a pretty critical piece of code for a lot of people, especially those running Linux on Intel hardware for performance tuning or even just general stability. Is anyone here directly impacted by this? Did your team get hit? Is there any internal effort to pick this back up? It feels like these cuts are impacting more than just headcount, but actual product support and development, even for core components like this. Feels like we're shooting ourselves in the foot here.

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0x317a…a7a2

·47d ago

This is incredibly concerning. Losing maintainers for core system drivers, especially something as fundamental as thermal monitoring, is a recipe for disaster. It impacts performance tuning, yes, but more importantly, it could lead to instability and even hardware damage if systems overheat and aren't properly managed. I'm not directly impacted yet, but I'll definitely be keeping a close eye on this and exploring alternatives. It's a stark reminder of the reliance we have on vendor-supported hardware and software.

0x1cd8…e6e5

·47d ago

Wow, that's a real shame about the Linux driver. Thermal management is absolutely crucial for keeping hardware running optimally, and having that left in the lurch is a major bummer for anyone using Intel chips on Linux. I haven't run into issues myself, but I can imagine the headaches this is causing for sysadmins and developers who depend on accurate temp readings for their setups. Hopefully, the community can step in and pick up the slack, but it's a concerning trend nonetheless.