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Subject: FC5 2.6.17 runs hot with Athlon / athcool

From: Martin Ewing <ewing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 00:31:51 -0400

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I am running 2.6.17-1.2145_FC5 on an Athlon XP2000+ using athcool. Onprevious kernels, my CPU temperature was about 39 C with athcool on or50 C with athcool off. That was really nice, allowing me to run a slowfan, etc. I had no stability problems.

With the present kernel and athcool on, I get 46 C, rising to ~50 C withathcool off.

The kernel seems to be defeating athcool. I.e., it is not spending muchtime in the halted/idle state.

Is this a bug or a feature? Any confirmations?

Thanks,
Martin