Thermal Management IOCTLs
This topic discusses the input/output controls (IOCTLs) that are used for Thermal Management in Windows.
Driver implementers need to implement responses to the following input/output (I/O) control codes.
In this section
| Topic | Description |
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The IOCTL_THERMAL_READ_POLICY I/O control request is sent by the kernel to a thermal zone’s policy driver to read the drivers' preferred policy. |
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The IOCTL_THERMAL_READ_TEMPERATURE I/O control request is sent by the ACPI driver to a temperature sensor driver. Upon receiving this request, the driver might be required to provide the temperature of the thermal zone. |