feat: fan RPM monitoring (#2032)

Adds fan RPM monitoring as a peer to the existing temperature collection, addressing #1918.

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Co-authored-by: henrygd <hank@henrygd.me>
This commit is contained in:
Maxim Lepekha
2026-08-15 21:59:07 +02:00
committed by GitHub
parent eb5dd230cf
commit eebcd56462
13 changed files with 361 additions and 3 deletions

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agent/fans.go Normal file
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package agent
import (
"log/slog"
"os"
"path/filepath"
"strings"
"sync"
"github.com/henrygd/beszel/agent/utils"
"github.com/henrygd/beszel/internal/entities/system"
)
type fanSensor struct {
key, path string
}
var getFanSensors = newFanSensorCache(hwmonRoot)
func newFanSensorCache(root string) func() ([]fanSensor, error) {
return sync.OnceValues(func() ([]fanSensor, error) {
return discoverHwmonFans(root)
})
}
// updateFans populates systemStats.Fans from the host's hwmon sysfs tree.
// No-op on platforms where hwmon isn't available (see fans_other.go).
func (a *Agent) updateFans(systemStats *system.Stats) {
if hwmonRoot == "" {
return
}
sensors, err := getFanSensors()
if err != nil {
slog.Debug("Error reading fans", "err", err)
return
}
fans := readFanSensors(sensors)
if len(fans) == 0 {
return
}
systemStats.Fans = fans
// Note: Commented out because we don't currently use this value in the UI.
// Compute the single "dashboard" value used by the FanSpeed alert.
// Per-sensor RPMs live in Stats.Fans and drive the multi-line FanChart
// in the UI; the alert path only needs one number to compare against
// the user's threshold, so we use the highest RPM across all fans
// a.systemInfo.DashboardFan = 0
// for _, rpm := range fans {
// if rpm > a.systemInfo.DashboardFan {
// a.systemInfo.DashboardFan = rpm
// }
// }
}
// readHwmonFans walks the given hwmon root (typically /sys/class/hwmon) and
// returns a map of "<chip>_<label-or-fan-idx>" → RPM for every fan*_input
// file it finds. Zero RPM is retained because it can represent a real fan that
// has stopped; negative and malformed readings are ignored.
func readHwmonFans(root string) (map[string]uint16, error) {
sensors, err := discoverHwmonFans(root)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
return readFanSensors(sensors), nil
}
func discoverHwmonFans(root string) ([]fanSensor, error) {
entries, err := os.ReadDir(root)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
var sensors []fanSensor
for _, entry := range entries {
chipDir := filepath.Join(root, entry.Name())
chipName := utils.ReadStringFile(filepath.Join(chipDir, "name"))
if chipName == "" {
chipName = entry.Name()
}
inputs, _ := filepath.Glob(filepath.Join(chipDir, "fan*_input"))
for _, inputPath := range inputs {
base := strings.TrimSuffix(filepath.Base(inputPath), "_input")
label := utils.ReadStringFile(filepath.Join(chipDir, base+"_label"))
key := chipName + "_" + base
if label != "" {
key = chipName + "_" + label
}
sensors = append(sensors, fanSensor{key, inputPath})
}
}
return sensors, nil
}
func readFanSensors(sensors []fanSensor) map[string]uint16 {
fans := make(map[string]uint16, len(sensors))
for _, sensor := range sensors {
if rpm, ok := utils.ReadUintFile(sensor.path); ok {
fans[sensor.key] = uint16(rpm)
}
}
return fans
}

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agent/fans_linux.go Normal file
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//go:build linux
package agent
// hwmonRoot is the sysfs entry point for hardware monitor chips. Each
// subdirectory (hwmon0, hwmon1, …) is one chip; fan*_input files inside it
// expose RPM readings.
const hwmonRoot = "/sys/class/hwmon"

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agent/fans_other.go Normal file
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//go:build !linux
package agent
// hwmonRoot is empty on non-Linux platforms — fan RPM reporting via sysfs
// hwmon is Linux-specific. updateFans() short-circuits when this is empty.
const hwmonRoot = ""

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agent/fans_test.go Normal file
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//go:build testing
package agent
import (
"os"
"path/filepath"
"testing"
"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
)
// writeFile creates path with parents and writes contents.
func writeFile(t *testing.T, path, contents string) {
t.Helper()
require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(path), 0o755))
require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(path, []byte(contents), 0o644))
}
// TestReadHwmonFans verifies the /sys/class/hwmon walker:
// - picks up fan*_input from every chip,
// - keys entries by chip name + sensor label (or fan idx if no label),
// - retains 0 RPM for stopped fans,
// - tolerates chips with no fan files at all.
func TestReadHwmonFans(t *testing.T) {
root := t.TempDir()
// hwmon0: Raspberry Pi 5 active cooler — one fan, no label.
writeFile(t, filepath.Join(root, "hwmon0", "name"), "pwmfan\n")
writeFile(t, filepath.Join(root, "hwmon0", "fan1_input"), "6500\n")
// hwmon1: a thermal-only chip, no fan files. Must not error.
writeFile(t, filepath.Join(root, "hwmon1", "name"), "cpu_thermal\n")
writeFile(t, filepath.Join(root, "hwmon1", "temp1_input"), "55000\n")
// hwmon2: two fans — one stopped (0 RPM) and one labeled "chassis".
writeFile(t, filepath.Join(root, "hwmon2", "name"), "nct6798\n")
writeFile(t, filepath.Join(root, "hwmon2", "fan1_input"), "0\n")
writeFile(t, filepath.Join(root, "hwmon2", "fan2_input"), "1200\n")
writeFile(t, filepath.Join(root, "hwmon2", "fan2_label"), "chassis\n")
fans, err := readHwmonFans(root)
require.NoError(t, err)
assert.Equal(t, map[string]uint16{
"pwmfan_fan1": 6500,
"nct6798_fan1": 0,
"nct6798_chassis": 1200,
}, fans)
}
// TestReadHwmonFansMissingRoot returns an error rather than panicking when the
// hwmon root doesn't exist (e.g. running on a kernel without hwmon support).
func TestReadHwmonFansMissingRoot(t *testing.T) {
_, err := readHwmonFans(filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "does-not-exist"))
assert.Error(t, err)
}
// TestReadHwmonFansEmpty returns an empty map (not nil error) when the root
// exists but contains no chips at all.
func TestReadHwmonFansEmpty(t *testing.T) {
root := t.TempDir()
fans, err := readHwmonFans(root)
require.NoError(t, err)
assert.Empty(t, fans)
}
func TestFanDiscoveryCache(t *testing.T) {
root := t.TempDir()
input := filepath.Join(root, "hwmon0", "fan1_input")
writeFile(t, filepath.Join(root, "hwmon0", "name"), "chip\n")
writeFile(t, input, "1000\n")
getSensors := newFanSensorCache(root)
sensors, err := getSensors()
require.NoError(t, err)
fans := readFanSensors(sensors)
assert.Equal(t, uint16(1000), fans["chip_fan1"])
writeFile(t, input, "1200\n")
writeFile(t, filepath.Join(root, "hwmon0", "fan1_label"), "case\n")
sensors, err = getSensors()
require.NoError(t, err)
fans = readFanSensors(sensors)
assert.Equal(t, map[string]uint16{"chip_fan1": 1200}, fans)
}

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// TODO: maybe refactor to methods on systemStats
a.updateTemperatures(&systemStats)
// fan speeds (Linux-only; sysfs hwmon)
a.updateFans(&systemStats)
// GPU data
if a.gpuManager != nil {
// reset high gpu percent