Ted Unangst wrote: > > i'd like to > > know where/if it works, what messages get printed, and if hw.setperf > > does anything useful. md5 -t with setperf=0 and 100 would be nice. > > thanks all. there's some newer code in cvs now..
It works much better for me now. I can now play with sysctl hw.setperf without freezing the system. The first time I touch hw.setperf, I'm getting the follewing response: # sysctl hw.setperf hw.setperf=100 # sysctl hw.setperf=0 sysctl: hw.setperf: Operation not permitted The secound time I get this response: #sysctl hw.setperf=0 hw.setperf: 0 -> 0 and the system becomes slower and cooler. md5 -t, time before: Time = 0.494368 seconds md5 -t, time after: Time = 0.890196 seconds Even though I get the expected response, #sysctl hw.setperf=100 hw.setperf: 0 -> 100 when I try to change back to full speed, the system continues to run "slowly and cool". Btw. should these reports be kept offlist, and if so, whom should I mail, tedu@ or Gordon Klok ? ----- (dmesg.boot.old is the dmesg from my previous mail) --- dmesg.boot.old Thu Oct 27 20:39:11 2005 +++ dmesg.boot Sat Oct 29 20:50:04 2005 @@ -1,11 +1,11 @@ -OpenBSD 3.8-current (GENERIC) #218: Thu Oct 27 04:13:58 MDT 2005 +OpenBSD 3.8-current (GENERIC) #222: Fri Oct 28 15:43:43 MDT 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC cpu0: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3000+ ("AuthenticAMD" 686-class, 512KB L2 cache) 1.81 GHz cpu0: FPU,V86,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,PSE36,CFLUSH,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,SSE3 cpu0: AMD Powernow: TS FID VID TTP TM STC -cpu0: AMD Cool`n'Quiet K8: 0 available states +cpu0: AMD Cool`n'Quiet K8: 2 available states real mem = 536125440 (523560K) -avail mem = 482324480 (471020K) +avail mem = 482320384 (471016K) using 4278 buffers containing 26910720 bytes (26280K) of memory mainbus0 (root) bios0 at mainbus0: AT/286+(00) BIOS, date 05/19/05, BIOS32 rev. 0 @ 0xf0010 -- Jonathan Fromer