Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 29 Aug 2002 12:23:31 +0200 (SAST) | From | Zwane Mwaikambo <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH][2.5.32] CPU frequency and voltage scaling (0/4) |
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On Wed, 28 Aug 2002, Cort Dougan wrote:
> It's even worse for some of the very new P4's that don't have their > heatsink seated properly. They heat up every few minutes and then throttle > themselves due to thermal overload. I think this situation is going to > become more and more common, now. We're at the mercy of every BIOS and > micro-code programmer now-a-days. That situation needs to be improved > upon, as well.
The P4 clock modulation driver was aware of that condition and in fact the processor would not allow changing the speed in a thermal throttled state anyway.
Zwane
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