On Thu, Oct 14, 2004 at 11:37:50PM -0400, Matthew Saltzman wrote: > > Any idea what this log message is? > > Warning: CPU frequency out of sync: cpufreq and timing core thinks of > 600000, is 1600000 kHz. > > I'm running kernel-2.6.8-1.521 on a Thinkpad T41. I am guessing... Check out "cpuspeed". $ chkconfig --list | grep cpuspeed cpuspeed 0:off 1:on 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off Also tell us the chkconfig state of apmd and acpid. Turn it on and off and reboot.... It may also be that automated power consumption (battery saver tricks) are changing the clock rate of the processor. The higher the clock rate the larger the power consumption so it is common for various 'idle' functions to run the processor at a lower clock rate. Laptop vendors do a gazillion different things to make the battery life as long as possible. The acpid interpreter and tool set are commonly involved. BIOS configuration can tell you some of the option settings. For example laptops should notice if they are docked or connected to external power and behave accordingly. Lowering the seek rate of disks, lowering the processor clock, using halt instructions in contrast to idle loop/processing and more all save power. There was some buzz about 'laptop' modes that I deleted because I do not have a laptop. -- T o m M i t c h e l l May your cup runneth over with goodness and mercy and may your buffers never overflow.
