linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.22 regression: thermal trip points

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Date:	Thu, 2 Aug 2007 19:40:14 +0100
From:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Cc:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>, Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Knut Petersen <Knut_Petersen@...nline.de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, trenn@...e.de, lenb@...nel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.22 regression: thermal trip points

On Thu, Aug 02, 2007 at 08:38:30PM +0200, Andi Kleen wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 02, 2007 at 03:57:54PM +0000, Pavel Machek wrote:
> > Yes, but it was original BIOS trip points that were wrong. And yes,
> > its failsafe shutdown was too late. At least lowering the trip points
> > would allow me to run it safely.
> 
> I have no problem with lowering them (in fact I proposed this
> to Thomas as a possible solution at some point). Just rising 
> is a bad idea.

Though for this to be reliable, you need to ignore any notifications 
that would raise the trip points while still paying attention to any 
that would lower them.

-- 
Matthew Garrett | mjg59@...f.ucam.org
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