From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jul 10 08:01:11 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CEFF416A41C; Sun, 10 Jul 2005 08:01:11 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from lyndon@orthanc.ca) Received: from orthanc.ca (orthanc.ca [209.89.70.53]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E13E43D45; Sun, 10 Jul 2005 08:01:11 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from lyndon@orthanc.ca) Received: from [192.168.15.2] (d216-232-211-96.bchsia.telus.net [216.232.211.96]) (authenticated bits=0) by orthanc.ca (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j6A80oGc077957; Sun, 10 Jul 2005 02:00:51 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from lyndon@orthanc.ca) In-Reply-To: <42CF1B91.2090902@freebsd.org> References: <42CEF70A.2060605@freebsd.org> <20050709000616.22155977.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> <20050708230454.GA4742@dragon.NUXI.org> <42CF1B91.2090902@freebsd.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v730) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <9F1F43A3-AD10-41CC-BD11-EF912D232D6B@orthanc.ca> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Lyndon Nerenberg Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2005 01:00:44 -0700 To: Peter Grehan X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.730) X-DCC-sgs_public_dcc_server-Metrics: orthanc.ca 1199; Body=2 Fuz1=2 Fuz2=2 X-Spam-Status: No, score=1.1 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, RCVD_IN_NJABL_DUL,RCVD_IN_SORBS_DUL autolearn=no version=3.0.2 X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.2 (2004-11-16) on orthanc.ca Cc: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Duty-cycle on mini's (was Re: Compiler patches ...) X-BeenThere: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the PowerPC List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2005 08:01:11 -0000 >> Are they really designed to run at full bore at the time? > > You'd hope so, and that the fans blowing full speed would allow > this to be the case. I've not had this happen on mine, so perhaps > it's a ventilation issue ? I can't speak to "designed" for flat-out operation, but my mini runs 24x7 without complaint. During the day the CPU is often pinned for hours on end doing massive compiles. Or running simple Java apps :-P The only side effect I've noticed from heavy CPU load is the cat wanting to curl up on top of it. (Which also doesn't seem to bother the machine :-) --lyndon