[ltp] T61 temperature limits

[Owen Heisler]

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On Thu, 2008.04.17, 108, Laurent Gilson wrote:
> I still think you miss the undervolt option... it's really a
> compile-this-module, run-a-script to get the right voltages thing.
> All in all about 30-35 min work.
>
>> But maybe it is not true, as suggested by this on thinkwiki.org.
>
> Throttling was created to keep the CPU from burning down the
> PC. It is not efficent and never was mean to be. It just has
> to keep the CPU below ... say 110=C2=B0C even if the heatsink is
> gone. Look at the video here (and things will hopefully make
> more sense): http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/hot-spot,365-6.html
>
> The problem is the switch from one state to another. Each
> switch uses a lot of energy and takes some time w/o any
> code running. With throttling you switch all the time
> at a high rate (no matter if you need or don't need
> to switch...) and you lose the switch-time.

Okay, thanks for the information.

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