linux-kernel - Re: Dell XPS13: MCE (Hardware Error) reported

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Date:   Fri, 6 Jan 2017 00:23:34 +0100
From:   Alexander Alemayhu <alexander@...mayhu.com>
To:     "Pandruvada, Srinivas" <srinivas.pandruvada@...el.com>
Cc:     "Raj, Ashok" <ashok.raj@...el.com>, "bp@...e.de" <bp@...e.de>,
        "Brown, Len" <len.brown@...el.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Luck, Tony" <tony.luck@...el.com>,
        "linux@...mhuis.info" <linux@...mhuis.info>,
        "pmenzel@...gen.mpg.de" <pmenzel@...gen.mpg.de>,
        "daniel@...ra.org" <daniel@...ra.org>
Subject: Re: Dell XPS13: MCE (Hardware Error) reported

On Thu, Jan 05, 2017 at 09:03:10PM +0000, Pandruvada, Srinivas wrote:
> I suggest trying with the following kernel command line, if your
> getting notification to throttle from SMM before:
> 
> 	intel_pstate=support_acpi_ppc
> 
> opensuse doesn't start thermald by default.
> 

Used the suggested kernel command line change and made sure thermald[0] is
running.  I see no more mce* related errors and my fans are making less noise
during workloads.  Thank you :)

[0]: https://github.com/01org/thermal_daemon

-- 
Mit freundlichen Grüßen

Alexander Alemayhu