# Receive sensor temperature notifications

The thermal core framework uses the `Netlink` interface to provide
sensor temperature notifications to the user space.

The user space applications use the `Netlink` library API to get
notifications of the sensor temperature and take required action.
`Netlink` library APIs are available at: [index:
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git](https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/tools/lib/thermal?h=v6.6).

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