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FS#899 - p4thermal kernel options causes crash

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Lukas Sabota (punkrockguy318) - Monday, 10 May 2004, 11:26 GMT
Last edited by Judd Vinet (judd) - Tuesday, 08 June 2004, 23:50 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category System
Status Closed
Assigned To Judd Vinet (judd)
Architecture not specified
Severity Medium
Priority Normal
Reported Version 0.7 Wombat
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 0%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

On the Linux 2.6.5 the CONFIG_X86_MCE_P4THERMAL will make a message appear when the CPU get's hot.
CPU: Tempature above threshold
CPU: Running in modulated clock mode
The kernel will display thousands of these messages every second, forcing you to pull the plug (nothing else will work).

Nothing was changed in the 2.6.6 changelog, I reccommend taking CONFIG_X86_MCE_P4THERMAL out of the kernel. Many other Pentium 4 users are having problems.
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Closed by  Judd Vinet (judd)
Thursday, 17 June 2004, 00:59 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Comment by Lukas Sabota (punkrockguy318) - Thursday, 27 May 2004, 01:17 GMT
This seems to be a problem for many people with older Pentium 4 Processors. The same problem is still occuring with the 2.6.6 kernel.

This is a very serious problem - This can bring your system to a complete halt. A stable server with this problem is unthinkable. Compiling this option as a module will make everyone happy - Older P4 users will have a stable kernel, newer P4 users will have the option to have P4 Thermal monitoring.
Comment by Lukas Sabota (punkrockguy318) - Thursday, 27 May 2004, 01:17 GMT
This seems to be a problem for many people with older Pentium 4 Processors. I've confirmed that the same problem is still occuring with the 2.6.6 kernel.

This is a very serious problem - This can bring your system to a complete halt. A stable server with this problem is unthinkable. Compiling this option as a module will make everyone happy - Older P4 users will have a stable kernel, newer P4 users will have the option to have P4 Thermal monitoring.
Comment by Lukas Sabota (punkrockguy318) - Tuesday, 08 June 2004, 18:11 GMT
If this is compiled as a module, no functionality will be taken away, but users will problems will not have system crashes.
Comment by Judd Vinet (judd) - Wednesday, 16 June 2004, 20:14 GMT
CONFIG_X86_MCE_P4THERMAL is not available as a module. I will have to disable it entirely.
Comment by Lukas Sabota (punkrockguy318) - Wednesday, 16 June 2004, 23:02 GMT
Hmm, let's wait. There was something about p4thermal in the changelog of the new kernel.
Comment by Judd Vinet (judd) - Thursday, 17 June 2004, 00:59 GMT
Too late! If people previously affected can confirm (via a custom kernel, now) that it's fixed, I'll re-add it for the next build.

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