From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 26 Jan 2001 07:05:15 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 26 Jan 2001 07:05:05 -0500 Received: from [194.213.32.137] ([194.213.32.137]:260 "EHLO bug.ucw.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 26 Jan 2001 07:04:59 -0500 Message-ID: <20010126102302.B124@bug.ucw.cz> Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 10:23:02 +0100 From: Pavel Machek To: Alan Schmitt , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: kapm-idled and cpu heating ... In-Reply-To: <20010122165141.A2888@alan-schm1p.inria.fr> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.93i In-Reply-To: <20010122165141.A2888@alan-schm1p.inria.fr>; from Alan Schmitt on Mon, Jan 22, 2001 at 04:51:41PM +0100 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi! > I've read the december thread, I've searched the web and I could not > come out with an answer, so here I dare to ask (please cc me for any > answer as I am not subscribed to the list, I just read the kernel > cousin version). > > I just installed 2.4.0 on my laptop (dell cpi a366x). I noticed the > kapm-idled process, which doesn't really bother me, with one > exception: my cpu is getting hot enough to start the fan, even without > any load. I compiled with the apm cpu idle option (here is a quick > grep of my .config file): > > [schmitta@alan-schm1p linux]$ grep APM .config > CONFIG_APM=y > # CONFIG_APM_IGNORE_USER_SUSPEND is not set > CONFIG_APM_DO_ENABLE=y > CONFIG_APM_CPU_IDLE=y > CONFIG_APM_DISPLAY_BLANK=y > CONFIG_APM_RTC_IS_GMT=y > # CONFIG_APM_ALLOW_INTS is not set > # CONFIG_APM_REAL_MODE_POWER_OFF is not set > > This behaviour, with the same options, does not occur with 2.2.18. > > So my question is: how idle is kapm-idled ? Is my bios buggy ? Did I > miss something when configuring the kernel ? Is this a really stupid > question ;-) kapm-idled should make cpu more cool, not more hot. Buggy bios? Pavel -- I'm pavel@ucw.cz. "In my country we have almost anarchy and I don't care." Panos Katsaloulis describing me w.r.t. patents at discuss@linmodems.org - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/