I have a problem with CPU over "ondemand" governor on Kubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, but I'm not sure if this is related with that report. CPU AMD Athlon X2 4800+ under "powernow-k8" driver. Tested with 3.2.0-24-generic Kernel, and 3.3.6 Kernel from this PPA: https://launchpad.net/~upubuntu-com/+archive/kernel
The problem is that my CPU constantly running at full speed over "ondemand" governor (2.50 GHz) even the CPU usage is low , with a consequent increase in temperature. This problem did not occur in Kubuntu 11.10 Oneiric, which under "ondemand" CPU cores running at 1000 MHz when CPU usage is low and frecuency increased when required. Therefore, the CPU temperature remains lower in Oneiric. I set "conservative" as governor with cpufreq-set, but CPU is always running at full speed too. Whatever governor I choose, only allows higher frequency(not scaling allowed): current policy: frequency should be within <"2.50 GHz and 2.50 GHz">. The governor "ondemand" may decide which speed to use within this range. $ cpufreq-info cpufrequtils 007: cpufreq-info (C) Dominik Brodowski 2004-2009 Report errors and bugs to cpuf...@vger.kernel.org, please. analyzing CPU 0: driver: powernow-k8 CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: 0 1 CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: 0 1 maximum transition latency: 109 us. hardware limits: 1000 MHz - 2.50 GHz available frequency steps: 2.50 GHz, 2.40 GHz, 2.20 GHz, 2.00 GHz, 1.80 GHz, 1000 MHz available cpufreq governors: conservative, ondemand, userspace, powersave, performance current policy: frequency should be within 2.50 GHz and 2.50 GHz. The governor "ondemand" may decide which speed to use within this range. current CPU frequency is 2.50 GHz. cpufreq stats: 2.50 GHz:99,95%, 2.40 GHz:0,00%, 2.20 GHz:0,00%, 2.00 GHz:0,00%, 1.80 GHz:0,00%, 1000 MHz:0,05% (2) analyzing CPU 1: driver: powernow-k8 CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: 0 1 CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: 0 1 maximum transition latency: 109 us. hardware limits: 1000 MHz - 2.50 GHz available frequency steps: 2.50 GHz, 2.40 GHz, 2.20 GHz, 2.00 GHz, 1.80 GHz, 1000 MHz available cpufreq governors: conservative, ondemand, userspace, powersave, performance current policy: frequency should be within 2.50 GHz and 2.50 GHz. The governor "ondemand" may decide which speed to use within this range. current CPU frequency is 2.50 GHz. cpufreq stats: 2.50 GHz:99,95%, 2.40 GHz:0,00%, 2.20 GHz:0,00%, 2.00 GHz:0,00%, 1.80 GHz:0,00%, 1000 MHz:0,05% (2) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/987531 Title: cpufreq si not working properly To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/987531/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs