Hi *,
same problem here on my HP Compaq 6910p.
I just tested with vanilla linux 3.8.2 -- unfortunately the problem
still persists.[1][2] The last (stable) kernel working for me is 3.6.11.
I'll happily provide any additional information which might help getting
this fixed. Just ask... :)
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cheers
sascha
[1] FWIW, self build vanilla linux 3.8.2 with very generic config on
Debian Wheezy 64bit.
[2] FWIW², I'm under the stron impression that the whole fan control
changed in the latest vanilla kernels on my 6910p even before doing
a suspend/resume -- it seems to be more "binary" if you will, in
that the fan is not running at all for a while and then at a 100%
to return back to 0% after doing some serious cooling. With 3.6.11
and older it is more "analogue", with slow fan when only a bit
cooling is needed. No idea if this is related to the issue at
hand.
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Sascha Wilde <[email protected]> wrote:
[...]
> [2] FWIW², I'm under the stron impression that the whole fan control
> changed in the latest vanilla kernels on my 6910p even before doing
> a suspend/resume -- it seems to be more "binary" if you will, in
> that the fan is not running at all for a while and then at a 100%
> to return back to 0% after doing some serious cooling. With 3.6.11
> and older it is more "analogue", with slow fan when only a bit
> cooling is needed. No idea if this is related to the issue at
> hand.
For that part of the problem I just discovered something that might be a
hint on the cause, there is no governor set for the thermal zones:
/sys/devices/virtual/thermal/thermal_zone0/policy : (null)
/sys/devices/virtual/thermal/thermal_zone1/policy : (null)
/sys/devices/virtual/thermal/thermal_zone2/policy : (null)
/sys/devices/virtual/thermal/thermal_zone3/policy : (null)
/sys/devices/virtual/thermal/thermal_zone4/policy : (null)
to my understanding this policies should default default to the
CONFIG_THERMAL_DEFAULT_GOV_*
configured in the kernel. But it is always (null) for me. And
something like
# echo fair_share >/sys/devices/virtual/thermal/thermal_zone0/policy
does not work either.
Or is this expected behavior?
cheers
sascha
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