rmad

rmad is a Rust-based daemon designed for managing and reporting hardware telemetry on Linux systems. Its primary function is to collect various hardware metrics, such as CPU temperature, fan speed, and disk health, and make this information accessible to other applications or services. This allows for more sophisticated system monitoring and predictive maintenance capabilities.

The daemon operates by interacting with low-level hardware interfaces and system files. It can query sensor data through interfaces like hwmon, which is part of the Linux kernel's hardware monitoring subsystem. rmad then processes this raw data into a more standardized format.

A key feature of rmad is its ability to report this telemetry data. It can expose this information via a D-Bus interface, which is a common inter-process communication system on Linux. This makes it easy for desktop environments, system monitoring tools, or custom applications to subscribe to and receive real-time hardware status updates. The goal is to provide a unified and accessible way to monitor hardware health across different components.

rmad is often used in the context of desktop environments or specific hardware platforms where detailed hardware monitoring is beneficial for user experience or system stability. Its lightweight nature and Rust implementation aim for efficiency and reliability.