Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1759625AbYATFXt (ORCPT ); Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:23:49 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1755048AbYATFX3 (ORCPT ); Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:23:29 -0500 Received: from hawking.rebel.net.au ([203.20.69.83]:42135 "EHLO hawking.rebel.net.au" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752646AbYATFXX (ORCPT ); Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:23:23 -0500 Message-ID: <4792DADD.70504@davidnewall.com> Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:53:41 +1030 From: David Newall User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20071022) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Andi Kleen CC: Matt Mackall , Chodorenko Michail , Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: PROBLEM: Celeron Core References: <3ed23423adebae08e8f75b6a6a7ce7ff@one.by> <1200702477.25782.41.camel@cinder.waste.org> <20080119011506.GA23798@one.firstfloor.org> <1200715842.25782.95.camel@cinder.waste.org> <20080119042750.GA24481@one.firstfloor.org> <1200717635.25782.107.camel@cinder.waste.org> <20080119045415.GA27628@one.firstfloor.org> <4792CF9A.2030601@davidnewall.com> <20080120051338.GA19784@one.firstfloor.org> In-Reply-To: <20080120051338.GA19784@one.firstfloor.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 651 Lines: 16 Andi Kleen wrote: >> Isn't it the case that an idle machine will use >> less power when throttled than when not? >> > > No that is not the case (not even on old CPUs) > Then why would it run cooler? What generates the heat when not throttled? What stops generating heat when throttled? And you say this happens without reducing power consumption? I'm not convinced. I'm a long way from that. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/