>>> Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxx> 06.06.07 14:18 >>> > >> >> Yes, this could be an issue. Is there any way to get an interrupt or MCE >> when thermal throttling occurs? > >Yes you can get an thermal interrupt from the local APIC. See the Linux >kernel source. Of course there would be still a race window. > >On the other hand some timing issues on throttling are probably >the smallest of the users' problems when it really happens. Not if this results in your box hanging - I think throttling is exactly intended to keep the box alive as long as possible (and I've seen throttling in action, with the box happily recovering from the situation - after having seen it a few times I checked and found the fan covered with dust). >Standard Linux just ignores it. Jan _______________________________________________ Virtualization mailing list Virtualization@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/virtualization
