Re: idle Athlon with IOAPIC is 10C warmer since 2.6.3-bk1

From: Ross Dickson
Date: Sat Mar 20 2004 - 05:19:08 EST


On Saturday 20 March 2004 19:29, Prakash K. Cheemplavam wrote:
> Len Brown wrote:
> > On Fri, 2004-03-19 at 14:22, Prakash K. Cheemplavam wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Hmm, I just did a cat /proc/acpi/processor/CPU0/power:
> >>active state: C1
> >>default state: C1
> >>bus master activity: 00000000
> >>states:
> >> *C1: promotion[--] demotion[--] latency[000]
> >>usage[00000000]
> >> C2: <not supported>
> >> C3: <not supported>
> >>
> >>I am currently NOT using APIC mode (nforce2, as well) and using vanilla
> >>2.6.4. It seems C1 halt state isn't used, which exlains why I am having
> [snip]
> >
> >
> > Actually I think it is that we don't _count_ C1 usage.
>
> Hmm, OK, then I am really puzzled what specifically about mm sources
> make my idle temps hotter, as I still couldn't properly resolve it what
> is causing it. I thought ACPI, but no, using APM only does the same (apm
> only with vanilla is low temp though.)

Hi Prakash,

Have you seen this thread, it may be relevant?
Re: [2.6.4-rc2] bogus semicolon behind if()
http://linux.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Kernel/2004-03/4170.html

I have not looked to see which kern sources besides 2.6.4-rc2 may have it.

Regards
Ross.


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> Prakash
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