This article explains the reason for the daemon.info sensord logs to be reported, and clarifies that this log message can be safely ignored because there is no associated service impact.

The following log message is reported:

May 26 10:53:44.000 2021  <...>-re0 : %PFE-6: fpc3 daemon.info sensord: Chip: acpitz-virtual-0
May 26 10:53:44.000 2021  <...>-re0 : %PFE-6: fpc3 daemon.info sensord: Adapter: Virtual device
May 26 10:53:44.000 2021  <...>-re0 : %PFE-6: fpc3 daemon.info sensord:   temp1: 28.0 C
May 26 10:53:44.000 2021  <...>-re0 : %PFE-6: fpc3 daemon.info sensord: Chip: coretemp-isa-0000
May 26 10:53:44.000 2021  <...>-re0 : %PFE-6: fpc3 daemon.info sensord: Adapter: ISA adapter
May 26 10:53:44.000 2021  <...>-re0 : %PFE-6: fpc3 daemon.info sensord:   Core 0: 23.0 C
May 26 10:53:44.000 2021  <...>-re0 : %PFE-6: fpc3 daemon.info sensord:   Core 1: 23.0 C
May 26 11:23:44.000 2021  <...>-re0 : %PFE-6: fpc3 daemon.info sensord: Chip: acpitz-virtual-0
May 26 11:23:44.000 2021  <...>-re0 : %PFE-6: fpc3 daemon.info sensord: Adapter: Virtual device
May 26 11:23:44.000 2021  <...>-re0 : %PFE-6: fpc3 daemon.info sensord:   temp1: 28.0 C
May 26 11:23:44.000 2021  <...>-re0 : %PFE-6: fpc3 daemon.info sensord: Chip: coretemp-isa-0000
May 26 11:23:44.000 2021  <...>-re0 : %PFE-6: fpc3 daemon.info sensord: Adapter: ISA adapter
May 26 11:23:44.000 2021  <...>-re0 : %PFE-6: fpc3 daemon.info sensord:   Core 0: 24.0 C
May 26 11:23:44.000 2021  <...>-re0 : %PFE-6: fpc3 daemon.info sensord:   Core 1: 24.0 C

There is a new periodic hardware monitor feature on MPC7E/8E/9E that is part of an upgrade to Windriver Linux 9. This feature enables the above type of syslog to be logged every 30 minutes.

The syslog message is informational only and can be safely ignored. No other action is required. 

Edited on July 30, 2025 by Lucian Ene.