This not not the only existing issue, and flooding journalctl. Looks like thermald does not check for valid cpu model to avoid that spamming: mine is an old intel q9550, and journalctl has logged:
*********** thermald[791]: NO RAPL sysfs present Feb 08 07:16:23 u64 thermald[791]: 10 CPUID levels; family:model:stepping 0x6:17:7 (6:23:7) Feb 08 07:16:23 u64 thermald[791]: Need Linux PowerCap sysfs Feb 08 07:16:23 u64 thermald[791]: failed to open /dev/acpi_thermal_rel Feb 08 07:16:23 u64 thermald[791]: failed to open /dev/acpi_thermal_rel Feb 08 07:16:23 u64 thermald[791]: TRT/ART read failed ... ... Unsupported cpu model, use thermal-conf.xml file or run with --ignore-cpuid-check THD engine start failed ************* So thermal-conf.xml might be completed to blacklist some incompatible hardware i suppose. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1543046 Title: thermald spamming kernel log when updating powercap RAPL powerlimit To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thermald/+bug/1543046/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
