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* Re: [RESEND 2] [PATCH 0/2] Rewrite power limit notification interrupt handling
@ 2013-05-29 18:14 Prarit Bhargava
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From: Prarit Bhargava @ 2013-05-29 18:14 UTC (permalink / raw)
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Len,

>The "Power Limit Notification" (X86_FEATURE_PLN) was added in Sandy Bridge
>to give the OS the option of knowing when the package has reached
>a configured power threshold.

>printk(KERN_CRIT "CPU%d: %s power limit notification (total events = %lu)
>printk(KERN_INFO "CPU%d: %s power limit normal\n"

I'm seeing this on a widening number of systems, mostly newer Intel systems.

>However, these events are quite routine on some systems under some conditions,
>alarming customers and provoking un-necessary customer support calls.

The idea that these are "routine" just doesn't make sense to me.  Either this
warning is firing for a valid reason or it isn't.  If it isn't then the question
remains -- why is it firing?  Is it because of buggy FW or is something
actually wrong with the hardware?

P.

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