Intel Working On pmtctl Tool For Linux In Dealing With Platform Telemetry Data
Intel is developing a new tool called pmtctl for Linux to manage telemetry data from its Platform Monitoring Technology. The tool aims to provide a convenient interface for querying telemetry metrics on x86 Linux systems. It is currently undergoing review with a set of 17 patches posted to the Linux kernel mailing list.
- ▪The pmtctl tool will interface with Intel's Platform Monitoring Technology, which is already supported by the mainline Linux kernel.
- ▪The implementation includes a reusable library and a command-line interface for querying PMT metrics.
- ▪Functional testing of the tool requires PMT-capable hardware and elevated privileges.
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Intel Working On pmtctl Tool For Linux In Dealing With Platform Telemetry Data Written by Michael Larabel in Intel on 26 May 2026 at 05:55 AM EDT. Add A Comment A set if 17 patches were posted today to the Linux kernel mailing list for introducing a new tool in the kernel source tree, pmtctl. This new pmtctl tool is for interfacing with Intel Platform Monitoring Technology. Intel's Platform Monitoring Technology (PMT) is already supported by the mainline Linux kernel while pmtctl is a new convenient tool for dealing with these telemetry metrics. Like Turbostat and various other small utilities, Intel is aiming to have pmtctl live within the Linux kernel source tree.
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