Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1999 20:49:22 +0100 From: Rasmus Kaj <kaj@ns.Raditex.se> To: Peter Wemm <peter@netplex.com.au> Cc: tsikora@powerusersbbs.com, "freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG>, kaj@ns.Raditex.se Subject: Re: Temperature Message-ID: <386A65C2.B2BFF596@Raditex.se> References: <19991229191516.17D671CA0@overcee.netplex.com.au>
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Peter Wemm wrote, about processor temp, etc: > The main difference is that Linux halts the cpu in the idle loop, we don't. > As a result the cpu is in a tight spin waiting for a process to become > scheduleable. I have some patches half-done that I've been working on for > 4.0 that should probably be able to be adapted to the 3.x series. The FAQ says that FreeBSD does use the HLT instruction when idle, is this wrong? http://www.se.FreeBSD.org/FAQ/misc.html#AEN3561 // Rasmus To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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