Quoting "YAMAMOTO, Taku" <taku_at_tackymt.homeip.net>: > On Wed, 28 May 2008 06:27:31 -0500 > eculp <eculp_at_encontacto.net> wrote: > >> I am running up to date current amd64 and am having issues with the >> laptop just stopping with no warning and it seems to be due to >> overheating. If I keep the room temp cooler or keep air circulating >> under it, it doesn't happen. > > Try increasing sysctl kern.sched.idlespinthresh to, say, 7, 15 or 100. > I wonder the default threshold is too low for anything but busy servers. The default was 4, I am trying 15 to see if there is a notable difference while I'm monitoring the results as Scot suggested. At least I have gone almost 24 hours without a fan aimed directly at the bottom of the laptop and all is still well. Thanks for your help, ed > > > -- > -|-__ YAMAMOTO, Taku > | __ < <taku_at_tackymt.homeip.net> > > - A chicken is an egg's way of producing more eggs. - >Received on Thu May 29 2008 - 09:00:53 UTC
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