From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Borislav Petkov Subject: Re: kernel 3.11.6 general protection fault Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2013 21:05:46 +0100 Message-ID: <20131117200546.GP27323@pd.tnic> References: <201311132058.30310.Emanoil.Kotsev@fincom.at> <201311171545.35217.Emanoil.Kotsev@fincom.at> <20131117150607.GF27323@pd.tnic> <201311171745.19339.Emanoil.Kotsev@fincom.at> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Return-path: Received: from mail.skyhub.de (mail.skyhub.de [78.46.96.112]) by gabe.freedesktop.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E4F1FFCEC3 for ; Sun, 17 Nov 2013 12:06:19 -0800 (PST) Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <201311171745.19339.Emanoil.Kotsev@fincom.at> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: intel-gfx-bounces+gcfxdi-intel-gfx=m.gmane.org@lists.freedesktop.org Errors-To: intel-gfx-bounces+gcfxdi-intel-gfx=m.gmane.org@lists.freedesktop.org To: "MPhil. Emanoil Kotsev" Cc: intel-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org List-Id: intel-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org T24gU3VuLCBOb3YgMTcsIDIwMTMgYXQgMDU6NDU6MThQTSArMDEwMCwgTVBoaWwuIEVtYW5vaWwg S290c2V2IHdyb3RlOgo+IEhvdyAtIG5ldyBsaWJyYXJpZXMgLSBtb3JlIGV4aGF1c3RpdmUgYWxn b3J5dGhtcyAtIGhpZ2hlciBjcHUgdXNhZ2UKPiBldGMuIFNvbWUgb2YgdGhlIHRoaW5ncyBNJCBp cyBkb2luZyBvbiBwdXJwb3NlIHRvIGZvcmNlIHlvdSB1cGdyYWRlCj4geW91ciBoYXJkd2FyZSBl dmVyeSAyLTN5ZWFycwoKVGhhdCB3b3VsZCBiZSB0b28gZWFzeSBhbmQgbWFjaGluZXMgd291bGQg YmUgZHlpbmcgbGVmdCBhbmQgcmlnaHQgb2YKb3ZlcmhlYXRpbmcuIEFjdHVhbGx5LCBzYW5lIGhh cmR3YXJlIGlzIG11Y2ggbW9yZSByb2J1c3QgdGhhbiB0aGF0IGFuZAppdCB0aHJvdHRsZXMgaXRz ZWxmIGluIGNhc2Ugb2YgY3JpdGljYWwgdGVtcGVyYXR1cmUgbGV2ZWxzLiBBbmQsIElNSE8KeW91 ciBEZWxsIExhdGl0dWRlIEQ1MjAgc2hvdWxkIGJlIGZpbmUsIGluIHRoYXQgcmVzcGVjdC4gQnV0 IHdlJ2xsIHNlZS4KOi0pCgo+IEkgd2FudGVkIHRvIGZpcnN0IGNvbXBpbGUgdGhlIGtlcm5lbCB3 aXRoIHRoZSBkZWJ1ZyBvcHRpb24geW91Cj4gbWVudGlvbmVkLCBidXQgd2hpbGUgY29tcGlsaW5n IGl0IHdlbnQgdG8gYWJvdXQgNzXCsEMuCgpZZWFoLCB0aGF0J3Mgc3RpbGwgb2sgaWYgd2UgdHJ1 c3QgdGhlIG91dHB1dCBzYXlpbmcgdGhhdCAxMjbCsEMgaXMgdGhlCmNyaXRpY2FsIHRlbXAuCgpJ dCB3b3VsZCBiZSBpbnRlcmVzdGluZyB0byBzZWUgd2hhdCB0aGlzIHNlbnNvciBzYXlzIHJpZ2h0 IGJlZm9yZSB0aGUKbWFjaGluZSBsb2NrcyB1cC4KCkhUSC4KCi0tIApSZWdhcmRzL0dydXNzLAog ICAgQm9yaXMuCgpTZW50IGZyb20gYSBmYXQgY3JhdGUgdW5kZXIgbXkgZGVzay4gRm9ybWF0dGlu ZyBpcyBmaW5lLgotLQpfX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19f X19fXwpJbnRlbC1nZnggbWFpbGluZyBsaXN0CkludGVsLWdmeEBsaXN0cy5mcmVlZGVza3RvcC5v cmcKaHR0cDovL2xpc3RzLmZyZWVkZXNrdG9wLm9yZy9tYWlsbWFuL2xpc3RpbmZvL2ludGVsLWdm eAo= From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752483Ab3KQUGa (ORCPT ); Sun, 17 Nov 2013 15:06:30 -0500 Received: from mail.skyhub.de ([78.46.96.112]:60491 "EHLO mail.skyhub.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751906Ab3KQUGT (ORCPT ); Sun, 17 Nov 2013 15:06:19 -0500 Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2013 21:05:46 +0100 From: Borislav Petkov To: "MPhil. Emanoil Kotsev" Cc: intel-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Daniel Vetter Subject: Re: [Intel-gfx] kernel 3.11.6 general protection fault Message-ID: <20131117200546.GP27323@pd.tnic> References: <201311132058.30310.Emanoil.Kotsev@fincom.at> <201311171545.35217.Emanoil.Kotsev@fincom.at> <20131117150607.GF27323@pd.tnic> <201311171745.19339.Emanoil.Kotsev@fincom.at> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <201311171745.19339.Emanoil.Kotsev@fincom.at> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sun, Nov 17, 2013 at 05:45:18PM +0100, MPhil. Emanoil Kotsev wrote: > How - new libraries - more exhaustive algorythms - higher cpu usage > etc. Some of the things M$ is doing on purpose to force you upgrade > your hardware every 2-3years That would be too easy and machines would be dying left and right of overheating. Actually, sane hardware is much more robust than that and it throttles itself in case of critical temperature levels. And, IMHO your Dell Latitude D520 should be fine, in that respect. But we'll see. :-) > I wanted to first compile the kernel with the debug option you > mentioned, but while compiling it went to about 75°C. Yeah, that's still ok if we trust the output saying that 126°C is the critical temp. It would be interesting to see what this sensor says right before the machine locks up. HTH. -- Regards/Gruss, Boris. Sent from a fat crate under my desk. Formatting is fine. --