From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 20 14:20:36 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EAAB5106566B for ; Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:20:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lobo@bsd.com.br) Received: from mail-yx0-f171.google.com (mail-yx0-f171.google.com [209.85.210.171]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B3B848FC19 for ; Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:20:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: by yxe1 with SMTP id 1so4287190yxe.3 for ; Sun, 20 Dec 2009 06:20:36 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.150.88.42 with SMTP id l42mr9339091ybb.255.1261318835523; Sun, 20 Dec 2009 06:20:35 -0800 (PST) Received: from papi.localnet ([187.78.74.174]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 34sm2024670yxf.65.2009.12.20.06.20.33 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Sun, 20 Dec 2009 06:20:34 -0800 (PST) To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org From: Mario Lobo Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2009 11:19:15 -0300 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200912201119.15758.lobo@bsd.com.br> Subject: Re: Systems running hot? (cont'd) X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:20:37 -0000 On Sunday 20 December 2009 04:39:54 Michal Varga wrote: > Sorry to hijack the thread, but I'm curious - is anybody running > powerd/throttling on a Phenom-based CPU? > > I see cpufreq attaching normally on /AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core > Processor 3600+ (2004.56-MHz 686-class CPU)/: > > # kldload -v cpufreq > Loaded cpufreq, id=25 > powernow0: on cpu0 > powernow1: on cpu1 > Well, here's my CPU: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 955 Processor (3216.13-MHz K8-class CPU) [~]>sysctl dev.cpu dev.cpu.0.%desc: ACPI CPU dev.cpu.0.%driver: cpu dev.cpu.0.%location: handle=\_PR_.P001 dev.cpu.0.%pnpinfo: _HID=none _UID=0 [Snip...] >I have: >dev.cpu.0.freq_levels: 3200/28215 2800/24688 2500/18625 2187/16296 2100/12650 >1837/11068 1575/9487 1312/7906 >dev.acpi_throttle.0.freq_settings: 10000/-1 8750/-1 7500/-1 6250/-1 5000/-1 >3750/-1 2500/-1 1250/-1 >dev.hwpstate.0.freq_settings: 3200/28215 2500/18625 2100/12650 800/5070 >Which one should I choose to set debug.cpufreq.lowest to: >1312, 1250 or 800 ? >Which of these will powerd use? Sorry, forgot these: FreeBSD 8.0-STABLE #0 r198930M: Sat Dec 12 12:49:49 BRT 2009 root@papi:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/LOBO amd64 and amdtemp.c is modified to accept a 4 core CPU. -- Mario Lobo http://www.mallavoodoo.com.br FreeBSD since version 2.2.8 [not Pro-Audio.... YET!!] (99,7% winfoes FREE)