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From: Tim Gardner <tim.gardner@canonical.com>
To: jbarnes@virtuousgeek.org
Cc: "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: MCP limit log messages, 2.6.36-rc4
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2010 13:20:00 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4C911C60.4030105@canonical.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4C9106C1.4080505@canonical.com>

On 09/15/2010 11:47 AM, Tim Gardner wrote:
> I've been getting regular MCP limit log messages on a Dell Studio 1458
> (i5 CPU) with an A02 BIOS. With the attached debug hack it prints the
> following values:
>
> [ 33.605098] intel ips 0000:00:1f.6: MCP limit exceeded: Avg power
> 30123, limit 1023
> [ 38.597998] intel ips 0000:00:1f.6: MCP limit exceeded: Avg power
> 21697, limit 1023
> [ 43.590917] intel ips 0000:00:1f.6: MCP limit exceeded: Avg power
> 15390, limit 1023
> [ 48.583821] intel ips 0000:00:1f.6: MCP limit exceeded: Avg power
> 43370, limit 1023
> [ 53.576740] intel ips 0000:00:1f.6: MCP limit exceeded: Avg power
> 64728, limit 1023
>
> This is an idle machine which starts printing these messages about 30
> seconds after boot. Any thoughts?
>
> rtg

More clues:

[   13.426064] intel ips 0000:00:1f.6: Warning: CPU TDP doesn't match 
expected value (found 25, expected 35)
[   13.426086] intel ips 0000:00:1f.6: PCI INT C -> GSI 18 (level, low) 
-> IRQ 18
[   13.426933] intel ips 0000:00:1f.6: IPS driver initialized, MCP temp 
limit 95

-- 
Tim Gardner tim.gardner@canonical.com

  reply	other threads:[~2010-09-15 19:20 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-09-15 17:47 MCP limit log messages, 2.6.36-rc4 Tim Gardner
2010-09-15 19:20 ` Tim Gardner [this message]
2010-09-16 12:49   ` Jesse Barnes
2010-09-23 20:48 ` Jesse Barnes
2010-09-23 21:54   ` Jesse Barnes
2010-09-23 22:46     ` Tim Gardner
2010-09-24 16:18       ` Jesse Barnes
2010-09-28 16:34         ` Tim Gardner
2010-09-28 17:18           ` Jesse Barnes

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