Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 23:00:51 +0100
From: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
To: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@sisk.pl>
Cc: Dominik Brodowski <linux@dominikbrodowski.de>,
       LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
       Dave Jones <davej@codemonkey.org.uk>
Subject: Re: cpufreq problem wrt suspend/resume on Athlon64
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Hi!

> > You may not run k8 notebook on max frequency on battery. Your system
> > will crash; and you might even damage battery.
> 
> When I don't compile in cpufreq, it seems to run at 1,8 GHz (the max)
> all the time, on AC power as well as on battery.  Along with what you're
> saying it leads to the conclusion that in fact I have to compile in cpufreq
> or I can damage the battery otherwise.  Is that right?

Yes.

[It is strange, k8 notebooks are supposed to boot at 800MHz. Older
arima prototype got it wrong and in 50% crashed during boot on battery
power. OTOH if your machine is stable at battery at 1.8GHz... well
then we'll have to search for other problem in cpufreq&resume....]

								Pavel
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