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    powerpc/powermac: Thermal control turns system off too eagerly · b8e4a7da
    Lyonel Vincent authored
    On certain PowerMacs, a module (therm_windtunnel) controls various
    thermal settings (it can report CPU/case temperature, change speed
    of internal fans, etc.)
    
    By default, the hardware thermal control has a temperature limit to
    protect the computer from damages (the default limit seems to be 80°C)
    but therm_windtunnel.c reduces it to an anormaly low value (65°C),
    which means that he computer will shut down randomly when hit by direct
    sun light or during summer (summer in France can be quite hot), actually
    possibly losing data instead of protecting it.
    
    The overheat limit in therm_windtunnel.c:253-254 should be set to 75°C
    and 70°C instead of 65°C and 60°C respectively.
    
    From: Lyonel Vincent <lyonel@ezix.org>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarBartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarBenjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
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