Re: mjg59 | Skylake's power management under Linux is dreadful and you shouldn't buy one until it's fixed

2016-04-17 Thread Tim Connors via luv-main 
On Fri, 15 Apr 2016, Trent W. Buck wrote:

> Andrew McGlashan via luv-main
>  writes:
>
> > This looks like a very big OUCH for latest generation of Intel based
> > laptops!
> >   -- desktops might be okay though.
> >
> > http://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/41713.html
>
> Note the second part,
> which says unless you implement power saving,
> Intel thinks your CPU might overheat and melt.
>
> I think that part matters even for mains-powered Skylake systems.

/me doubts it since supercomputers have already been designed with skylake
CPUs in them.

Anyone want a supply of freon for their laptops?

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Tim Connors
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Re: mjg59 | Skylake's power management under Linux is dreadful and you shouldn't buy one until it's fixed

2016-04-15 Thread Chris Samuel via luv-main 
On Friday, 15 April 2016 5:08:15 PM AEST Trent W. Buck via luv-main wrote:

> I think that part matters even for mains-powered Skylake systems.

Apparently not, the article says:

# (Edit to add: this issue is restricted to the mobile SKUs.
# Desktop parts have very different power management behaviour)

Which is good to hear!

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 Chris Samuel  :  http://www.csamuel.org/  :  Melbourne, VIC

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Re: mjg59 | Skylake's power management under Linux is dreadful and you shouldn't buy one until it's fixed

2016-04-15 Thread Trent W. Buck via luv-main 
Andrew McGlashan via luv-main
 writes:

> This looks like a very big OUCH for latest generation of Intel based
> laptops!
>   -- desktops might be okay though.
>
> http://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/41713.html

Note the second part,
which says unless you implement power saving,
Intel thinks your CPU might overheat and melt.

I think that part matters even for mains-powered Skylake systems.

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