Hi Evan! Sorry for taking so long before answering... Thanks for the greps! It appears you have a newer version of apple_gmux than I have, so let's see if something also changed in the _DSM method. Could you please run - as root - `acpidump -b -n DSDT` which will create a file named dsdt.dat containing the DSDT table, and then run `iasl -d dsdt.dat` and send me the resulting dsdt.dsl file? That way I will have the uuid, the available functions and their version for your _DSM method.
Regarding bringing the clocks down, you could add a fake performance level in the vbios but I'm not sure if it would be a good move. You should rather power off the NVidia card and only use the Intel one - using vgaswitcheroo, see [1]; once I have that dsdt.dsl file, I should be able to add support for auto-powering down the NVidia card. Or you could try to motivate some developers - or if you want to give it a try - to investigate / add support for power and/or clock gating. Regards, Pierre [1]: http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/Optimus/#checkingthecurrentpowerstate ----- Mail original ----- > The first grep of dmesg is for the apple info so you know exactly > what > box I have. The second is to show that I am booting in EFI mode and > not some bogus bios compatibility thing. The third is to show the > gmux > version. The fourth is to answer the question you actually asked. > > $ cat /proc/version > Linux version 3.19.0 (root@turingatlarge) (gcc version 4.7.3 (Gentoo > 4.7.3-r1 p1.4, pie-0.5.5) ) #3 SMP Sun Feb 15 01:09:59 EST 2015 > > ------ $ dmesg|grep Apple > [ 0.000000] efi: EFI v1.10 by Apple > [ 0.000000] DMI: Apple Inc. MacBookPro9,1/Mac-4B7AC7E43945597E, > BIOS MBP91.88Z.00D3.B08.1208081132 08/08/2012 > [ 0.000000] ACPI: XSDT 0x000000008CD8E1C0 0000B4 (v01 APPLE > Apple00 00000000 01000013) > [ 0.000000] ACPI: FACP 0x000000008CD8C000 0000F4 (v04 APPLE > Apple00 00000000 Loki 0000005F) > [ 0.000000] ACPI: HPET 0x000000008CD8B000 000038 (v01 APPLE > Apple00 00000001 Loki 0000005F) > [ 0.000000] ACPI: APIC 0x000000008CD8A000 0000BC (v02 APPLE > Apple00 00000001 Loki 0000005F) > [ 0.000000] ACPI: SBST 0x000000008CD88000 000030 (v01 APPLE > Apple00 00000001 Loki 0000005F) > [ 0.000000] ACPI: ECDT 0x000000008CD87000 000053 (v01 APPLE > Apple00 00000001 Loki 0000005F) > [ 0.000000] ACPI: MCFG 0x000000008CD89000 00003C (v01 APPLE > Apple00 00000001 Loki 0000005F) > [ 3.091740] usb 3-1.1: Manufacturer: Apple Inc. > [ 3.410516] usb 4-1.8.1: Manufacturer: Apple Inc. > [ 3.581141] usb 4-1.8.2: Manufacturer: Apple Computer, Inc. > [ 3.777265] usb 4-1.8.3: Product: Apple Internal Keyboard / > Trackpad > [ 3.777267] usb 4-1.8.3: Manufacturer: Apple Inc. > [ 3.782615] input: Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad > as > /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb4/4-1/4-1.8/4-1.8.3/4-1.8.3:1.0/0003:05AC:0252.0002/input/input13 > [ 3.833440] apple 0003:05AC:0252.0002: input,hidraw0: USB HID > v1.11 > Keyboard [Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad] on > usb-0000:00:1d.0-1.8.3/input0 > [ 4.091248] apple 0003:05AC:0252.0003: hidraw2: USB HID v1.11 > Device [Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad] on > usb-0000:00:1d.0-1.8.3/input1 > [ 4.319509] usb 4-1.8.1.3: Manufacturer: Apple Inc. > [ 4.457798] input: Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver as > /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb4/4-1/4-1.8/4-1.8.2/4-1.8.2:1.0/0003:05AC:8242.0001/input/input18 > [ 4.509982] appleir 0003:05AC:8242.0001: input,hiddev0,hidraw4: > USB > HID v1.11 Device [Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver] on > usb-0000:00:1d.0-1.8.2/input0 > > ------ $ dmesg|grep EFI > [ 0.000000] efi: EFI v1.10 by Apple > [ 1.220269] fb0: EFI VGA frame buffer device > [ 2.619144] EFI Variables Facility v0.08 2004-May-17 > [ 4.205767] fb: switching to nouveaufb from EFI VGA > > ------ $ dmesg|grep gmux > [ 2.739845] apple_gmux: Found gmux version 1.9.35 [classic] > [ 4299.386843] apple-gmux 00:03: System wakeup disabled by ACPI > > ------ ~/Documents $ dmesg|grep DSM > [ 4.205710] ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.IGPU._DSM: Argument #4 type > mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] > (20141107/nsarguments-95) > [ 4.205724] ACPI: \_SB_.PCI0.IGPU: failed to evaluate _DSM > [ 4.205739] ACPI Warning: \_SB_.PCI0.P0P2.GFX0._DSM: Argument #4 > type mismatch - Found [Buffer], ACPI requires [Package] > (20141107/nsarguments-95) > [ 4.205749] ACPI: \_SB_.PCI0.P0P2.GFX0: failed to evaluate _DSM > > On Sun, Feb 15, 2015 at 5:13 AM, Pierre Moreau > <pierre.mor...@free.fr> wrote: > > Does the Nvidia card auto-suspends or do you have to force it? If > > not, does > > it report some “failed to parse _DSM” message? > > I have a mid 2009 MBP who uses a different _DSM handles than the > > ones > > Nouveau currently supports, and I wondered if they were related to > > the Apple > > Gmux or not. So, as you have a different model with a different > > Nvidia card > > but still with an Apple Gmux, I’d be interested to know if you have > > the same > > _DSM handles as I have. > > > > Pierre > > > > On 15 Feb 2015, at 06:44, Evan Foss <evanf...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Thanks again. > > > > This works and the heat has dropped substantially. It is still not > > as > > cool as I would like but this will do for now. I still need to file > > a > > bug report with the intel / apple gmux people. > > > > -Evan > > > > On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 10:42 PM, Evan Foss <evanf...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > On the older kernel > > > > [ 6.494956] nouveau [ CLK][0000:01:00.0] 07: core 270-405 > > MHz > > memory 838 MHz > > [ 6.494989] nouveau [ CLK][0000:01:00.0] 0a: core 270-774 > > MHz > > memory 1560 MHz > > [ 6.495015] nouveau [ CLK][0000:01:00.0] 0e: core 270-774 > > MHz > > memory 4000 MHz > > [ 6.495182] nouveau [ CLK][0000:01:00.0] --: core 405 MHz > > memory 680 > > MHz > > > > On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 10:35 PM, Evan Foss <evanf...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > Because I am on a macbook the VBIOS might be wonky. > > > > I tried turning off nVidia and using intel. The result was a blank > > screen. I know other people had the same bug which was something to > > do > > with reprobing lvds?! I saw patches go by and every time I tried > > one > > the results were the same. fail. I was actually about to post a bug > > report to the intel (i915) people about it. > > > > I tried to work out how to get optimus to work. After trying > > several > > different sets of instructions I never found a working > > configuration > > and put it aside. I never used to use opengl but lately my pcb > > software has adopted it so my needs changed. > > > > I will get back to you with more results on this matter after I get > > the newer kernel up. > > > > > > On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 10:09 PM, Ilia Mirkin > > <imir...@alum.mit.edu> wrote: > > > > On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 9:56 PM, Evan Foss <evanf...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > I have a side question which may be the subject of a future second > > bug > > report. I have been lurking on the nouveau mailing list for some > > time. > > I understand from various posts that the nvidia gpu clock speed > > right > > now is set to the lowest possible setting. Why does my machine run > > so > > > > > > Often but not always the case -- the clock speed is whatever the > > VBIOS > > leaves it in. For kepler, that is usually the lowest setting. > > > > much hotter in linux than macos? I turned off the intel graphics > > and > > the cpu clock is set to the lowest available speed. > > > > > > You should instead turn off the nvidia graphics and run off intel > > -- > > intel is much less power-hungry than nvidia, even at the lowest > > clocks. If it's an optimus setup, the nvidia gpu should > > automatically > > power off until needed (either because some display is connected to > > it, or for offloading). > > > > > > How do I get a display of the GPU clocking speeds? > > > > > > You should see it in dmesg... look for CLK lines. The ones with -- > > (or > > AC/DC) will show the current setting. Or boot with nouveau.pstate=1 > > and you should have a /sys/class/drm/card*/device/pstate file. > > > > -ilia > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Home > > http://evanfoss.googlepages.com/ > > Work > > http://forge.abcd.harvard.edu/gf/project/epl_engineering/wiki/ > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Home > > http://evanfoss.googlepages.com/ > > Work > > http://forge.abcd.harvard.edu/gf/project/epl_engineering/wiki/ > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Home > > http://evanfoss.googlepages.com/ > > Work > > http://forge.abcd.harvard.edu/gf/project/epl_engineering/wiki/ > > _______________________________________________ > > Nouveau mailing list > > Nouveau@lists.freedesktop.org > > http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/nouveau > > > > > > > > -- > Home > http://evanfoss.googlepages.com/ > Work > http://forge.abcd.harvard.edu/gf/project/epl_engineering/wiki/ > _______________________________________________ Nouveau mailing list Nouveau@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/nouveau
