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- Subject: cpufreqd: WTF is my machine burning up? AMD 64 bit Turion.
- From: "s. keeling" <keeling@nucleus.com>
- Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2010 16:07:36 -0600
- Message-id: <20101031220736.4423.40872.reportbug@infidel.nucleus.com>
Package: cpufreqd
Version: 2.3.3-4
Severity: important
Yo. This is an HP Pavilion dv4. I'm running fluxbox, CPU's barely
ticking over at 0-1%, yet this (it's presently at C 80):
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HP Pavilion is primary (AMD 64).
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(0) infidel /home/keeling_ sensors
acpitz-virtual-0
Adapter: Virtual device
temp1: +72.0°C (crit = +105.0°C)
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This's sandbox PIV-2.4GHz 32 bit Intel, 2.6.32:
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(0) phreaque /home/keeling_ sensors
emc6d100-i2c-0-2e
Adapter: SMBus I801 adapter at fc00
in0: +0.00 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +3.32 V) ALARM
in1: +1.50 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +2.99 V)
in2: +3.27 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +4.38 V)
in3: +5.08 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +6.64 V)
in4: +12.06 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +15.94 V)
in5: +0.00 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +4.38 V)
in6: +0.02 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +1.99 V)
in7: +0.00 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +2.39 V)
fan1: 1507 RPM (min = 0 RPM)
fan2: 0 RPM (min = 0 RPM)
fan3: 0 RPM (min = 0 RPM)
fan4: 0 RPM (min = 0 RPM)
temp1: +0.0°C (low = -127.0°C, high = +127.0°C)
temp2: +41.0°C (low = -127.0°C, high = +127.0°C)
temp3: +50.0°C (low = -127.0°C, high = +127.0°C)
cpu0_vid: +1.525 V
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Here's pretty much what cpufreq-info says on both:
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(0) [root] infidel /root_ cpufreq-info
cpufrequtils 004: cpufreq-info (C) Dominik Brodowski 2004-2006
Report errors and bugs to cpufreq@lists.linux.org.uk, please.
analyzing CPU 0:
driver: powernow-k8
CPUs which need to switch frequency at the same time: 0
hardware limits: 525 MHz - 2.10 GHz
available frequency steps: 2.10 GHz, 1.05 GHz, 525 MHz
available cpufreq governors: userspace, powersave, conservative,
ondemand, performance
current policy: frequency should be within 525 MHz and 2.10 GHz.
The governor "ondemand" may decide which speed to use
within this range.
current CPU frequency is 525 MHz (asserted by call to hardware).
cpufreq stats: 2.10 GHz:5.24%, 1.05 GHz:1.48%, 525 MHz:93.29%
(4141540)
analyzing CPU 1:
driver: powernow-k8
CPUs which need to switch frequency at the same time: 1
hardware limits: 525 MHz - 2.10 GHz
available frequency steps: 2.10 GHz, 1.05 GHz, 525 MHz
available cpufreq governors: userspace, powersave, conservative,
ondemand, performance
current policy: frequency should be within 525 MHz and 2.10 GHz.
The governor "ondemand" may decide which speed to use
within this range.
current CPU frequency is 525 MHz (asserted by call to hardware).
cpufreq stats: 2.10 GHz:6.23%, 1.05 GHz:1.09%, 525 MHz:92.68%
(3462025)
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Bottom line: they're both using the ondemand governor, and cpu
freq. is set to lowest freq. cpu can run at. When demand hits,
cpufreqd ought to step cpu freq. to higher freq. to handle demand,
yes? All I see is cpu spiking to 100% usage, fan screams even faster,
and cpu temp. spikes towards C 90.
Why doesn't it ever step the cpu freq. up to 2.10 or 1.05 GHz to
handle what 525 MHz is struggling with? Dunno.
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-- System Information:
Debian Release: 5.0.6
APT prefers stable
APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-bpo.5-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_CA.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_CA.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages cpufreqd depends on:
ii libc6 2.7-18lenny6 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii libcpufreq0 004-2 shared library to deal with the cp
ii libsensors3 1:2.10.7-1 library to read temperature/voltag
ii libsysfs2 2.1.0-5 interface library to sysfs
ii lsb-base 3.2-20 Linux Standard Base 3.2 init scrip
Versions of packages cpufreqd recommends:
ii acpid 1.0.8-1lenny2 Utilities for using ACPI power man
Versions of packages cpufreqd suggests:
ii cpufrequtils 004-2 utilities to deal with the cpufreq
-- no debconf information
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