The Linux 6.16 Kernel x86 Platform Driver Updates

The Linux 6.16 kernel is expected to be released as a stable release in July, and with it comes a wide assortment of x86 platform driver updates.

The updates primarily focus on improving support for laptops and other devices from major OEMs/ODMs.

The Alienware WMI driver has been updated to add support for hardware monitoring, manual fan controls, and "custom" thermal profile support.

The ASUS WMI driver has been updated to improve suspend-and-resume support for the ASUS ROG Ally handheld devices.

The OneXPlayer driver has been updated to support OneXFly variants and provides features such as charge limits, charge thresholds, and turbo LED controls.

The Dell DDV driver has been updated to expose battery health and manufacturing data to user-space, and the driver is now hooked up to the Linux kernel's faux bus.

The ThinkPad ACPI driver has been updated to support the camera shutter switch hotkey.

The Dasharo driver is a new driver added to the Linux 6.16 kernel x86 platform driver area, providing fan and temperature monitoring support.

The AMD HSMP driver has been updated to add sysfs files for showing HSMP telemetry information.

The Intel Speed Select Technology driver has been updated to add support for SST-TF v2 and SST-PP v2, enabling the newest Intel Xeon 6 CPU models.