Re: v4.8-rc1: thinkpad x60: running at low frequency even during kernel build

From: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
To: "Pandruvada, Srinivas" <srinivas.pandruvada@intel.com>
Cc: "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	"Zhang, Rui" <rui.zhang@intel.com>,
	"linux-pm@vger.kernel.org" <linux-pm@vger.kernel.org>,
	"platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org" 
	<platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org>,
	"rjw@rjwysocki.net" <rjw@rjwysocki.net>,
	"viresh.kumar@linaro.org" <viresh.kumar@linaro.org>,
	"ibm-acpi-devel@lists.sourceforge.net" 
	<ibm-acpi-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>,
	"ibm-acpi@hmh.eng.br" <ibm-acpi@hmh.eng.br>,
	"linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org" <linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: v4.8-rc1: thinkpad x60: running at low frequency even during kernel build
Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2016 14:20:49 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20161105132049.GC10310@amd> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1478301649.7947.3.camel@intel.com>

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On Fri 2016-11-04 23:20:53, Pandruvada, Srinivas wrote:
> On Fri, 2016-11-04 at 23:16 +0100, Pavel Machek wrote:
> > Hi!
> > 
> 
> [...]
> 
> > So we seem to have thermal or ACPI regression in v4.9-rc3.
> > 
> It is possible. Can you add either add printk
> in acpi_processor_ppc_has_changed() or use ftrace and see do you get to
> these functions
> 
> acpi_processor_ppc_init()
> acpi_processor_ppc_has_changed()
> acpi_processor_ppc_notifier()
> 
> ?

Ok, can do, let me recompile and reboot.

> When temperature limit is reached acpi_processor_ppc_notifier() should
> be called.

No, that's not correct for ACPI passive trip points, is it? If I
recall correctly, those should be monitored even when temperature is
below them so that it does not reach them...?

								Pavel

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