I downgraded the Kernel Version to 4.2.4-1-ARCH and the temperature still goes up to 98°C. I try to investigate more to get an idea of why this is happening. > Hi Ralf, > > I am not really sure if this problem is directly related to the kernel, > but after 2 years of constantly updating my Archlinux it is the first > time that the CPU temperature get up to 98°C if I compile stuff or > render some 3D scenes and I am sure that this does not happen with the > previous kernel version. > > cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu*/cpufreq/scaling_governor > > say powersave > > I will try to install the previous kernel. > > Best regards, > Dennis > >> >> Hi Dennis, >> >> are you sure that it's related to the kernel and not to something else >> that was updated? >> >> Did you run >> >> $ top >> >> and >> >> $ cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu*/cpufreq/scaling_governor >> >> to ensure that everything is as expected? >> >> If I would run upowerd on my machine, it would use 100% CPU resources, >> when an iPad is connected to an USB port. >> >> Regards, >> Ralf >> >