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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Patrick Harböck
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
+ * Application overlay for enabling temperature sensor device instance
+ */
+
+&coretemp {
+	status = "okay";
+};