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Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 12:23:31 +0200 (SAST)
From: Zwane Mwaikambo <zwane@linuxpower.ca>
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To: Cort Dougan <cort@fsmlabs.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH][2.5.32] CPU frequency and voltage scaling (0/4)
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On Wed, 28 Aug 2002, Cort Dougan wrote:

> It's even worse for some of the very new P4's that don't have their
> heatsink seated properly.  They heat up every few minutes and then throttle
> themselves due to thermal overload.  I think this situation is going to
> become more and more common, now.  We're at the mercy of every BIOS and
> micro-code programmer now-a-days.  That situation needs to be improved
> upon, as well.

The P4 clock modulation driver was aware of that condition and in fact the 
processor would not allow changing the speed in a thermal throttled state 
anyway.

	Zwane

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