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Date:      Wed, 9 Sep 2009 17:38:51 +0200
From:      Kurt Jaeger <pilists@c0mplx.org>
To:        FreeBSD Stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Detecting CPU throttling on over temperature
Message-ID:  <20090909153851.GE48206@home.opsec.eu>
In-Reply-To: <4AA7AA9B.9010709@FreeBSD.org>
References:  <1252426982.00160755.1252414203@10.7.7.3> <200909091018.10509.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> <4AA72D4D.9080505@FreeBSD.org> <200909091747.19696.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> <1252501703.85394.3473.camel@balrog.2hip.net> <4AA7AA9B.9010709@FreeBSD.org>

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Hi!

[on coretemp module, Alexander Motin <mav@FreeBSD.org> wrote:]
> AFAIR C2D supports three protection technologies. When CPU is hot, it
> starts reducing frequency (multiplier) and voltage, alike to IEST. If it
> is insufficient, it starts to skip core cycles, alike to TCC. If it is
> still insufficient and temperature rises above about 100C, emergency
> shutdown happens.

Cool. I just tested coretemp on some CPU here, works very nice!

Any information on what can be done with AMD CPUs with respect
to temperature monitoring ?

Thanks!

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pi@opsec.eu            +49 171 3101372                        11 years to go !



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