Re: [PATCH] arm64: dts: meson: vim3: reduce cpu thermal fan trigger temperature

[Neil Armstrong]

Hi,
On 11/06/2021 09:45, Daniel Lezcano wrote:
> On 11/06/2021 09:30, Nick Xie wrote:
>> Hello Neil,
>>
>>
>> Neil Armstrong <narmstrong@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 于2021年6月11日周五 下午3:15写道：
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> On 11/06/2021 08:54, Nick Xie wrote:
>>>> Hello Neil,
>>>>
>>>> The MCU FAN won't work until the temperature reach to 80 degree centigrade,
>>>> Do you think the temperature is too high?
>>>
>>> I think 80 is tool high, but I fear 50 is way too low, but if you think 50 is OK after you ran some tests, just add it to the commit log and it's ok for me.
>>
>> I think it is OK, we use it for a long time.
> 
> 50°C sounds like normal temperature with regular load. That means the
> fan will be switched on most of the time when the board is used.
> 
> And this change may be put in regard with the other trip points in the
> common DT. For instance, enable the fan when reaching 80°C but set the
> passive trip point to 75°C instead of 85°C.
> 
> All that depends on the hardware characteristics and TDP which are in
> the TRM normally.
> 

I don't think such data exist in the datasheet or other public document, but the vendor source tree
sets:
- passive: 75°C
- hot 85°C
- critical 110°C

we set upstream:
- passive: 85°C
- hot 95°C
- critical 110°C

so maybe we should lower the passive & hot trip points, then the FAN 80°C trip point would be ok now according to Daniel's explanation.

Neil