From owner-freebsd-acpi@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 22 03:14:43 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6BACA106564A for ; Thu, 22 Sep 2011 03:14:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from robert.moore@intel.com) Received: from mga14.intel.com (mga14.intel.com [143.182.124.37]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3F5B18FC08 for ; Thu, 22 Sep 2011 03:14:42 +0000 (UTC) Received: from azsmga001.ch.intel.com ([10.2.17.19]) by azsmga102.ch.intel.com with ESMTP; 21 Sep 2011 19:46:07 -0700 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.68,420,1312182000"; d="scan'208";a="52527151" Received: from orsmsx602.amr.corp.intel.com ([10.22.226.211]) by azsmga001.ch.intel.com with ESMTP; 21 Sep 2011 19:46:07 -0700 Received: from orsmsx104.amr.corp.intel.com (10.22.225.131) by orsmsx602.amr.corp.intel.com (10.22.226.211) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 8.2.255.0; Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:46:07 -0700 Received: from orsmsx101.amr.corp.intel.com ([169.254.8.109]) by ORSMSX104.amr.corp.intel.com ([169.254.3.140]) with mapi id 14.01.0323.003; Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:46:06 -0700 From: "Moore, Robert" To: Roger Anderson , "freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org" Thread-Topic: suspicious power dissipation values is a problem? Thread-Index: Acx4bCDzkBKs/iN8QPSXJYDi8nLBzgAZO9Dg Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2011 02:46:06 +0000 Message-ID: <94F2FBAB4432B54E8AACC7DFDE6C92E316E9BD1D@ORSMSX101.amr.corp.intel.com> References: <004201cc786c$21e68ba0$65b3a2e0$@org> In-Reply-To: <004201cc786c$21e68ba0$65b3a2e0$@org> Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-originating-ip: [10.22.254.140] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 Cc: "Lin, Ming M" Subject: RE: suspicious power dissipation values is a problem? X-BeenThere: freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: ACPI and power management development List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2011 03:14:43 -0000 The warning happens when the _PSS power dissipation values are not proporti= onal to the CPU frequency values. /* * We now know the list is correctly sorted by CPU frequency. Check if * the power dissipation values are proportional. */ ObjDesc =3D Elements[1]; /* Index1 =3D PowerDissipation */ if ((UINT32) ObjDesc->Integer.Value > PreviousValue) { ACPI_WARN_PREDEFINED ((AE_INFO, Data->Pathname, Data->NodeFlags= , "SubPackage[%u,%u] - suspicious power dissipation values", i-1, i)); } The _PSS in question does not appear in the ASL file that you sent. It prob= ably appears in an SSDT, dynamically loaded by the code below: Load (SSDT, HNDL) I don't know if or how you can obtain dynamically loaded tables under FreeB= SD. It is possible under Linux, however. Bob >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd- >acpi@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Roger Anderson >Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 7:39 AM >To: freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org >Subject: suspicious power dissipation values is a problem? > >I am trying to figure out if the suspicious power dissipation values >messages below are an issue. > > > >I have identical machines with Intel SE7520JR2 mother boards, when I >updated >to the latest bios I started getting these messages. The machine with th= e >old bios doesn't have the issue > > > >Any ideas? > > > >Thanks > >Roger > > > > > >Sep 21 09:08:31 eventtest kernel: fdc0: >port >0x3f0-0x3f5,0x3f7 irq 6 drq 2 on acpi0 > >Sep 21 09:08:31 eventtest kernel: fdc0: [FILTER] > >Sep 21 09:08:31 eventtest kernel: pmtimer0 on isa0 > >Sep 21 09:08:31 eventtest kernel: orm0: at iomem >0xc0000-0xca7ff,0xca800-0xcb7ff,0xcb800-0xcc7ff,0xcc800-0xd4fff pnpid >ORM0000 on isa0 > >Sep 21 09:08:31 eventtest kernel: sc0: at flags 0x100 on >isa0 > >Sep 21 09:08:31 eventtest kernel: sc0: VGA <16 virtual consoles, >flags=3D0x300> > >Sep 21 09:08:31 eventtest kernel: vga0: at port >0x3c0-0x3df iomem 0xa0000-0xbffff on isa0 > >Sep 21 09:08:31 eventtest kernel: ppc0: parallel port not found. > >Sep 21 09:08:31 eventtest kernel: ACPI Warning for \_PR_.CPU1._PSS: >SubPackage[8,9] - suspicious power dissipation values >(20100331/nsrepair2-514) > >Sep 21 09:08:31 eventtest kernel: acpi_perf0: >on cpu0 > >Sep 21 09:08:31 eventtest kernel: ACPI Warning for \_PR_.CPU1._PSS: >SubPackage[8,9] - suspicious power dissipation values >(20100331/nsrepair2-514) > >Sep 21 09:08:31 eventtest kernel: ACPI Warning for \_PR_.CPU2._PSS: >SubPackage[8,9] - suspicious power dissipation values >(20100331/nsrepair2-514) > >Sep 21 09:08:31 eventtest kernel: acpi_perf1: >on cpu1 > >Sep 21 09:08:31 eventtest kernel: ACPI Warning for \_PR_.CPU2._PSS: >SubPackage[8,9] - suspicious power dissipation values >(20100331/nsrepair2-514) > >Sep 21 09:08:31 eventtest kernel: ACPI Warning for \_PR_.CPU3._PSS: >SubPackage[8,9] - suspicious power dissipation values >(20100331/nsrepair2-514) > >Sep 21 09:08:31 eventtest kernel: acpi_perf2: >on cpu2 > >Sep 21 09:08:31 eventtest kernel: ACPI Warning for \_PR_.CPU3._PSS: >SubPackage[8,9] - suspicious power dissipation values >(20100331/nsrepair2-514) > >Sep 21 09:08:31 eventtest kernel: ACPI Warning for \_PR_.CPU4._PSS: >SubPackage[8,9] - suspicious power dissipation values >(20100331/nsrepair2-514) > >Sep 21 09:08:31 eventtest kernel: acpi_perf3: >on cpu3 > >Sep 21 09:08:31 eventtest kernel: ACPI Warning for \_PR_.CPU4._PSS: >SubPackage[8,9] - suspicious power dissipation values >(20100331/nsrepair2-514) > >Sep 21 09:08:31 eventtest kernel: p4tcc0: >on >cpu0 > >Sep 21 09:08:31 eventtest kernel: p4tcc1: >on >cpu1 > >Sep 21 09:08:31 eventtest kernel: p4tcc2: >on >cpu2 > >Sep 21 09:08:31 eventtest kernel: p4tcc3: >on >cpu3 > > > > > > > >---------------------- The machine with the OLD bios >--------------------------- > >Sep 21 06:02:05 eventtest kernel: sc0: at flags 0x100 on >isa0 > >Sep 21 06:02:05 eventtest kernel: sc0: VGA <16 virtual consoles, >flags=3D0x300> > >Sep 21 06:02:05 eventtest kernel: vga0: at port >0x3c0-0x3df iomem 0xa0000-0xbffff on isa0 > >Sep 21 06:02:05 eventtest kernel: ppc0: parallel port not found. > >Sep 21 06:02:05 eventtest kernel: est0: Control> on cpu0 > >Sep 21 06:02:05 eventtest kernel: est: CPU supports Enhanced Speedstep, bu= t >is not recognized. > >Sep 21 06:02:05 eventtest kernel: est: cpu_vendor GenuineIntel, msr >122c0000122c > >Sep 21 06:02:05 eventtest kernel: device_attach: est0 attach returned 6 > >Sep 21 06:02:05 eventtest kernel: p4tcc0: >on >cpu0 > >Sep 21 06:02:05 eventtest kernel: est1: Control> on cpu1