[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Re: [Xen-devel] [patch 14/33] xen: xen time implementation
- To: "Andi Kleen" <ak@xxxxxxx>,"Keir Fraser" <keir@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- From: "Jan Beulich" <jbeulich@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:46:59 +0200
- Cc: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@xxxxxxxx>, Xen-devel <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, lkml <linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Chris Wright <chrisw@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, virtualization@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>, Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Delivery-date: Wed, 06 Jun 2007 05:44:17 -0700
- List-id: Xen developer discussion <xen-devel.lists.xensource.com>
>>> 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
_______________________________________________
Xen-devel mailing list
Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel