From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sat, 9 Jun 2001 11:06:50 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 9 Jun 2001 11:06:39 -0400 Received: from sal.qcc.sk.ca ([198.169.27.3]:9484 "HELO sal.qcc.sk.ca") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Sat, 9 Jun 2001 11:06:29 -0400 Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2001 09:06:27 -0600 From: Charles Cazabon To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: temperature standard - global config option? Message-ID: <20010609090627.D21327@qcc.sk.ca> In-Reply-To: <9fskv3$niq$1@cesium.transmeta.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2i In-Reply-To: ; from jas88@cam.ac.uk on Sat, Jun 09, 2001 at 10:17:43AM +0100 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org James Sutherland wrote: > > The current x86 setup uses a small sensor sitting under the CPU socket. Current Intel chips have a sensor built right into the die of the processor itself -- voila, close enough to the critical junction temperature for any purpose. Many workstation CPUs have a similar feature, and the other x86 manufacturers either do or have plans to include such a beast. Charles -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Cazabon GPL'ed software available at: http://www.qcc.sk.ca/~charlesc/software/ Any opinions expressed are just that -- my opinions. -----------------------------------------------------------------------