Powerd makes computer hang

[Kevin Oberman]

> Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 16:47:38 +1000
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> I've just upgraded my HP nx6125 to an up-to-date -current and
> my powerd(8) emulator[1] still wedges it solid.
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> [1] A perl script that pseudo-randomly changes dev.cpu.0.freq

Also, I think that debug.cpufreq.lowest can be used to limit the low
speed and avoid the ones that cause hangs.
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