System Management Controller

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The System Management Controller (SMC) is a subsystem of Intel Macintosh computers and Apple silicon based computers. It is similar in function to the older SMU or PMU of PowerPC based Macintosh computers. [1] [2]

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Overview

The SMC has roles in controlling thermal and power management, battery charging, fan control, Motion detector, Light sensor, sleep and wake, hibernation, and LED indicators. It also enables enforcement of the macOS End User License, allowing macOS to identify when it is running on non-Apple hardware. [3]

SMC uses ACPI on Intel Macs and RTKIT on Apple silicon based Macs for communication. [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "HT2368: About the SMC Firmware Updates". Official Apple Support. Archived from the original on 2008-12-23.
  2. ↑ "HT202040: About the SMC Firmware Updates". Official Apple Support. Archived from the original on 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  3. ↑ Randal Schwartz (August 11, 2010). "VirtualBox". FLOSS Weekly (Podcast). 130. TWiT.tv. Archived from the original on 2018-04-28. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  4. ↑ "SMC implementation for Apple Silicon in The Linux Kernel".
  5. ↑ "Switch from platform-device to acpi-device on applesmc (Linux Kernel Module)".
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