On Tue, 2006-01-03 at 20:30 -0600, rado wrote: > On Tue, 2006-01-03 at 19:05 -0500, Jim Perrin wrote: > > > ...just wondering what that msg means...was hitting really regular then > > > stopped...like it was hitting /var/log/messages bout every 3 secs > > > > > > > > > > Bit of googling turned up a statement from the AMD kids that says the following > > We've started seeing this internally in AMD QA. The bit > > that the processor uses to indicate that it is in the > > process of changing frequencies (aka the pending change > > bit) is not clearing. The powernow-k8 driver cannot > > change frequencies until the previous change has completed. > > > > Because this is happening on the hardware side, my best > > guess is that the problem is not software related. We've > > reported the problem to the AMD hardware debug team and > > they're investigating. I'll put out a patch when we have > > a solution. > > > > -Mark Langsdorf > > AMD, Inc. > > > > > > The other information I've seen says that it's likely related to > > processor speed stepping and not recovering properly etc. > > kk I got this powernow-k8 to repeat. > > I run off a kvm switch. > if I say, leave kwrite /var/log/messages @ full screen...no matter if I > switch computers...that msg will not log. > > if I x out the messages log...leave that computer ...only a small window > of the console is open...then I come back and bring up the log > file...the powernow msgs are back... > > this is all for what it's worth > I have noticed this same message in my console at startup and in my logs on my ASUS K8V-X ... I have been ignoring it for a year :) -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: This is a digitally signed message part URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20060103/e6ac7ffd/attachment-0004.sig>