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From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net>
To: Michael Wells <michael@wells.org.uk>
Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: SMP kernel overheats
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* Michael Wells <michael@wells.org.uk> [010104 11:16] wrote:
> Hi all, 
> 
> With that in mind, is it fair to ask for support of SMP systems to
> change at some point to include the instructions to run the chips
> cooler? I note the comment on temperature stability, but I think my
> mileage is varying.

While it would be a nice feature, anyone depending on it is not being
very bright about it.  Basically, you don't want a machine that's
vulnerable to a "while bomb":

while (1)
  ;

:)

-- 
-Alfred Perlstein - [bright@wintelcom.net|alfred@freebsd.org]
"I have the heart of a child; I keep it in a jar on my desk."


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