On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 01:46:55PM -0600, Theo de Raadt wrote: > > For example, if I am compiling the kernel, my laptop will overheat and > > shutdown. So, I need to run apm -L in order to keep the temperature > > lower. > > Balony. What you are facing is that the acpi throttling code is not > handling your laptop fast enough. It is unrelated to the problem that > tedu is working on.
Are you talking about the kernel acpi code or bios-related stuff? Anyway, I understand that my use case is not the best one -- I just wanted to make sure my understanding of the patch was correct. Eventually there are usage scenarios where setting the maximum performance to 50% (or whatever value) may make sense -- if you want to save some power, for example. Anyway, I was just trying to make sure everyone understands that this patch will, somehow, remove a feature currently available although I understand my case is absolutely irrelevant. -- Luis
