From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751315AbaEVDpj (ORCPT ); Wed, 21 May 2014 23:45:39 -0400 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:22187 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750924AbaEVDph (ORCPT ); Wed, 21 May 2014 23:45:37 -0400 Date: Thu, 22 May 2014 00:45:30 -0300 From: Flavio Leitner To: Guenter Roeck Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Arnd Bergmann , Flavio Leitner Subject: Re: [PATCH] i8k: increase fan limit to 3 Message-ID: <20140522034530.GD12759@t520.home> References: <1400725168-21358-1-git-send-email-fbl@redhat.com> <537D6FC8.5000105@roeck-us.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <537D6FC8.5000105@roeck-us.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.23 (2014-03-12) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 08:32:24PM -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote: > On 05/21/2014 07:19 PM, Flavio Leitner wrote: > >From: Flavio Leitner > > > >It is possible to increase left fan speed on a > >DELL Precision 490n system up to 3. > > > > value fan rpm > > 1 35460 > > 2 64740 > > 3 78510 > > > Guess the speed factor 30 doesn't apply here. Those are actual rpms, not just a multiplied rpm. What I mean is that you can hear the fan spinning up or down and the temperature going up or down accordingly. But even setting it to 3 is not enough to spin at maximum speed. Anyway, now I can load the system without the FBDIMM going above 75oC. [...] > I'll have to test this on older systems to make sure it doesn't cause problems there. Sure, let me know your findings. In meanwhile, I am using the patch here. Thanks, fbl