From owner-freebsd-acpi@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 8 15:32:38 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: acpi@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-acpi@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7446316A41F for ; Thu, 8 Sep 2005 15:32:38 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from oberman@es.net) Received: from postal1.es.net (postal1.es.net [198.128.3.205]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BFB2A43D58 for ; Thu, 8 Sep 2005 15:32:37 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from oberman@es.net) Received: from ptavv.es.net ([198.128.4.29]) by postal1.es.net (Postal Node 1) with ESMTP (SSL) id IBA74465 for ; Thu, 08 Sep 2005 08:32:36 -0700 Received: from ptavv (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ptavv.es.net (Tachyon Server) with ESMTP id BFA955D08 for ; Thu, 8 Sep 2005 08:32:35 -0700 (PDT) To: acpi@freebsd.org Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2005 08:32:35 -0700 From: "Kevin Oberman" Message-Id: <20050908153235.BFA955D08@ptavv.es.net> Cc: Subject: Another acpi_thermal nit 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, 08 Sep 2005 15:32:38 -0000 I've recently run into another issue with acpi_thermal. I don't know if it can be fixed or is inherent in the design of acpi_thermal. If I build openoffice.org (even better than buildworld for stress testing a system), acpi_thermal will kick in and slow my processor, eventually by two steps from 1.8G to 1.35G. This is fine and dandy, but the build takes over 10 hours (I've not timed it recently) and I wanted to go home. For the 50-80 minute trip I usually just slow the CPU to about 600M and my battery will easily last for the trip. But once acpi_thermal has kicked in, I can no longer reduce the CPU speed. I was stuck at 1.35G. I worked around the problem by entering ^S into the terminal window where the build was running and waiting for the build to stop when it blocked on the prints and the CPU cooled to where acpi_thermal dropped out and I could again control the system speed. Then ^Q and head for home. It would really be nice to be able to slow the system below where acpi_thermal has lowered it. I just don't know if this is a matter of code or a BIOS issue with no way out. -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) E-mail: oberman@es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634