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Date:      Thu, 21 Sep 2000 18:18:23 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Kenneth Wayne Culver <culverk@wam.umd.edu>
To:        Takaya Ogawa <t-ogawa@triaez.kaisei.org>
Cc:        current@FreeBSD.ORG, jasone@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: new idle_proc() makes my laptop very hot
Message-ID:  <Pine.GSO.4.21.0009211816030.7689-100000@rac3.wam.umd.edu>
In-Reply-To: <867l85y9sr.wl@triaez.kaisei.org>

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I can second this... on my PC the cpu used to run around about 84 degrees
F with the case at 80 degrees F, now the cpu runs at about 91-93 degrees F
while the case runs at 80 degrees F.


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On Fri, 22 Sep 2000, Takaya Ogawa wrote:

> Hi.
> 
> After new idle_proc() committed to the tree, my laptop
> become very hot as if under heavy cpu load even when
> cpu is actually 95%~ idle.
> 
> If I understand collectly, idle_proc() doesn't contain
> any HLT instruction in i386 UP case which former
> idle() had. 
> 
> Attached patch adds back the HLT in i386 UP case and
> seems to fix my problem, although I'm totally
> unfamiliar with SMP nor alpha.
> 
> Other than that, current runs quite fine in normal
> operation here.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> ----------
> Takaya Ogawa
> t-ogawa@triaez.kaisei.org
> 
> 



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