
kernel: CPU0: Running in modulated clock mode
> > > > If i recall correctly it’s hardware set, i’m not sure if BIOSes can modify
> > > > that these days. One thing you may want to note is that in the modulated
> > > > state the processor doesn’t process interrupts and runs at a 50% clock
> > >
> > > No interrupts? That would mean almost dead machine.
> > > Are you sure?
> >
> > Yep, it’s normally 50% modulation for 1ms or until the temperature drops
> > below threshold, whichever comes first with interrupts remaining pending.
>
> Ok, but that means (assuming machine is above treshold all the time)
> that interrupts are only delayed by milisecond, and that machine does
> no usefull work 50% of time, right?
-cememet-
