--- title: Power Sequencing Driver For PCIe M.2 Connectors Makes It... description: Linux 7.0 introduces a power sequencing driver for PCIe M.2 connectors, enabling Device Tree platforms to properly manage M.2 interfaces. While x86_64 systems... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/power-sequencing-driver-for-pcie-m-2-connectors-makes-it-into-linux-7-0-2zvnovhqh twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Power Sequencing Driver For PCIe M.2 Connectors Makes It Into Linux 7.0 | daily.dev og:description: Linux 7.0 introduces a power sequencing driver for PCIe M.2 connectors, enabling Device Tree platforms to properly manage M.2 interfaces. While x86_64 systems... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/power-sequencing-driver-for-pcie-m-2-connectors-makes-it-into-linux-7-0-2zvnovhqh og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/2zVNOvhqh.png og:image:alt: Power Sequencing Driver For PCIe M.2 Connectors Makes It Into Linux 7.0 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Power Sequencing Driver For PCIe M.2 Connectors Makes It Into Linux 7.0 **[Phoronix](https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Linux 7.0 introduces a power sequencing driver for PCIe M.2 connectors, enabling Device Tree platforms to properly manage M.2 interfaces. While x86_64 systems with ACPI handle this through firmware/BIOS, Device Tree platforms previously lacked proper M.2 connector representation. The new driver, controlled by the POWER_SEQUENCING_PCIE_M2 Kconfig option, supports Mechanical Key M connectors and handles interfaces like PCIe, SATA, and UART, initially targeting SSDs via PCIe. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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