Re: port-amd64/46833: NetBSD 6.0_BETA2 shutdowns under load

[Francois Tigeot <ftigeot%wolfpond.org@localhost>]

On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 07:05:04AM +0000, David Holland wrote:
> The following reply was made to PR port-amd64/46833; it has been noted by 
> GNATS.
> 
> From: David Holland <dholland-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost>
> To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
> Cc: 
> Subject: Re: port-amd64/46833: NetBSD 6.0_BETA2 shutdowns under load
> Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:02:28 +0000
> 
>  On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 07:00:13AM +0000, Francois Tigeot wrote:
>   >  What makes me think the most the reports are bogus in my case is the
>   >  actual hardware doesn't give a damn:
>   >  
>   >  - When temperature really starts to get hot, fans start spinning faster
>   >    and louder. much louder.
>   >  
>   >  - But when powerd reports critical temperature, the fans keep running at
>   >    minimal speed.
>  
>  ...it is also possible that the problem is that we aren't doing the
>  right thing with the fans.

Now than I think about it, I only remember fans getting loud with non-NetBSD
operating systems.

Does this mean NetBSD's powerd takes over fan handling from the firmware or
whatever manages them by default ?

-- 
Francois Tigeot