Intel Management Engine Interface

modulename: mei.ko

configname: CONFIG_INTEL_MEI

Linux Kernel Configuration
└─>Device Drivers
└─>Misc devices
└─>Intel Management Engine Interface
In linux kernel since version 3 (release Date: 2011-07-21)  
The Intel Management Engine (Intel ME) provides Manageability,
Security and Media services for system containing Intel chipsets.
if selected /dev/mei misc device will be created.

For more information see
<http://software.intel.com/en-us/manageability/>

source code:
depends
CONFIG_PCI
CONFIG_WATCHDOG_CORE
CONFIG_X86 or CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL or CONFIG_STAGING

is selected by
CONFIG_INTEL_MEI_WDT