Date: 12 Dec 2008 21:36:39 +0100 From: "Arno J. Klaassen" <arno@heho.snv.jussieu.fr> To: cpghost <cpghost@cordula.ws> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 7.1-PRERELEASE: asus M3A / Phenom X4 / powerd freeze Message-ID: <wpljul6sh4.fsf@heho.snv.jussieu.fr> In-Reply-To: <20081212161248.GA5905@phenom.cordula.ws> References: <wpoczipb92.fsf@heho.snv.jussieu.fr> <20081212161248.GA5905@phenom.cordula.ws>
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cpghost <cpghost@cordula.ws> writes: > On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 12:01:29AM +0100, Arno J. Klaassen wrote: > > yet another powerd SOS : on an ASUS M3A78-EM MB with > > Phenom 9750 and 8 gig memory, starting powerd freezes > > the box after slowing down a bit cpu frequency. > > (... snip ...) > > > dev.cpu.0.freq_levels: 2398/-1 2098/-1 1798/-1 1498/-1 1199/-1 899/-1 599/-1 299/-1 > > > > further : > > > > - I set debug.cpufreq.lowest superior to 1500 : system remains > > up but only when pushing really slightly > > > > - I set debug.cpufreq.lowest inferior to 1100 : freeze > > garantueed > > Same here. Running with > debug.cpufreq.lowest="1240" > in /boot/loader.conf to prevent freezes. > > This is a FreeBSD 7.1-PRERELEASE #0: Sat Nov 8 14:18:05 CET 2008 > root@textbox:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC > running in amd64 and i386 mode with ACPI enabled (default): > > CPU: AMD Phenom(tm) 9350e Quad-Core Processor (2000.08-MHz K8-class CPU) > Origin = "AuthenticAMD" Id = 0x100f23 Stepping = 3 > Features=0x178bfbff<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR, > PGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,PSE36,CLFLUSH,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,HTT> > Features2=0x802009<SSE3,MON,CX16,<b23>> > AMD Features=0xee500800<SYSCALL,NX,MMX+,FFXSR,Page1GB,RDTSCP,LM, > 3DNow!+,3DNow!> > AMD Features2=0x7ff<LAHF,CMP,SVM,ExtAPIC,CR8,<b5>,<b6>,<b7>, > Prefetch,<b9>,<b10>> > Cores per package: 4 > > using an MSI board with SB600 chipset and newest BIOS. > > No idea why the system freezes below approx 1200 MHz. But apparently, > this bug is quite common and affects a lot of systems with Phenoms. :( do Phenoms not support powernow? I am a bit puzzled by the differnce with two X2 boards I have around here : FreeBSD 7.1-PRERELEASE #0: Tue Dec 2 20:09:28 ... CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6000+ (2992.52-MHz K8-class CPU) Origin = "AuthenticAMD" Id = 0x40f33 Stepping = 3 Features=0x178bfbff<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,PSE36,CLFLUSH,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,HTT> Features2=0x2001<SSE3,CX16> AMD Features=0xea500800<SYSCALL,NX,MMX+,FFXSR,RDTSCP,LM,3DNow!+,3DNow!> AMD Features2=0x1f<LAHF,CMP,SVM,ExtAPIC,CR8> Cores per package: 2 ... cpu0: <ACPI CPU> on acpi0 powernow0: <PowerNow! K8> on cpu0 cpu1: <ACPI CPU> on acpi0 powernow1: <PowerNow! K8> on cpu1 FreeBSD 7.1-PRERELEASE #1: Mon Nov 17 14:40:26 ... CPU: AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-62 (2109.70-MHz K8-class CPU) Origin = "AuthenticAMD" Id = 0x60f82 Stepping = 2 Features=0x178bfbff<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,PSE36,CLFLUSH,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,HTT> Features2=0x2001<SSE3,CX16> AMD Features=0xea500800<SYSCALL,NX,MMX+,FFXSR,RDTSCP,LM,3DNow!+,3DNow!> AMD Features2=0x11f<LAHF,CMP,SVM,ExtAPIC,CR8,Prefetch> Cores per package: 2 ... cpu0: <ACPI CPU> on acpi0 acpi_throttle0: <ACPI CPU Throttling> on cpu0 powernow0: <PowerNow! K8> on cpu0 cpu1: <ACPI CPU> on acpi0 acpi_throttle1: <ACPI CPU Throttling> on cpu1 acpi_throttle1: failed to attach P_CNT device_attach: acpi_throttle1 attach returned 6 powernow1: <PowerNow! K8> on cpu1 whereas the Phenom says : CPU: AMD Phenom(tm) 9750 Quad-Core Processor (2410.66-MHz K8-class CPU) Origin = "AuthenticAMD" Id = 0x100f23 Stepping = 3 Features=0x178bfbff<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,PSE36,CLFLUSH,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,HTT> Features2=0x802009<SSE3,MON,CX16,<b23>> AMD Features=0xee500800<SYSCALL,NX,MMX+,FFXSR,Page1GB,RDTSCP,LM,3DNow!+,3DNow> AMD Features2=0x7ff<LAHF,CMP,SVM,ExtAPIC,CR8,<b5>,<b6>,<b7>,Prefetch,<b9>,<b1>> ... cpu0: <ACPI CPU> on acpi0 acpi_throttle0: <ACPI CPU Throttling> on cpu0 cpu1: <ACPI CPU> on acpi0 cpu2: <ACPI CPU> on acpi0 cpu3: <ACPI CPU> on acpi0 my conclusion : acpi_throttle attaches a X4 (why not) and not at X2 (thought the Turion seems to detect it but fails to attach), powernow does not seem to attach to X4 ... Best regards, Arno > > - I define hint.acpi_throttle.0.disabled="1" in loader.conf > > then no dev.cpu.0.freq is showing up ... (as if > > only acpi_throttle is attaching and not powernow) > > > > Let me know what I can test further. > > > > Best, Arno > > Regards, > -cpghost. > > -- > Cordula's Web. http://www.cordula.ws/
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