On 05.05.22 03:58, Zhang Rui wrote:
> On some Intel client platforms like SKL/KBL/CNL/CML, there is a
> PCH thermal sensor that monitors the PCH temperature and blocks the system
> from entering S0ix in case it overheats.
>
> Commit ef63b043ac86 ("thermal: intel: pch: fix S0ix failure due to PCH
> temperature above threshold") introduces a delay loop to cool the
> temperature down for this purpose.
>
> However, in practice, we found that the time it takes to cool the PCH down
> below threshold highly depends on the initial PCH temperature when the
> delay starts, as well as the ambient temperature.
>
> This patch series has been tested on the same Dell XPS 9360 laptop and
> S0ix is 100% achieved across 1000+ s2idle iterations.
>
Hi,
what is the user experience if this ever triggers? At that stage the
system will appear to be suspended to an external observer, won't it?
So in effect you'd have a system that spontaneously wakes up, won't you?
Regards
Oliver
