Detecting CPU throttling on over temperature

[Andriy Gapon]

on 09/09/2009 18:38 Kurt Jaeger said the following:
> Hi!
> 
> [on coretemp module, Alexander Motin <mav at FreeBSD.org> wrote:]
>> AFAIR C2D supports three protection technologies. When CPU is hot, it
>> starts reducing frequency (multiplier) and voltage, alike to IEST. If it
>> is insufficient, it starts to skip core cycles, alike to TCC. If it is
>> still insufficient and temperature rises above about 100C, emergency
>> shutdown happens.
> 
> Cool. I just tested coretemp on some CPU here, works very nice!
> 
> Any information on what can be done with AMD CPUs with respect
> to temperature monitoring ?

amdtemp(4) ? :-)


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Andriy Gapon