non-GUI i7z version does not run when some core are offlined (but i7z_GUI does although partially!)
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Step 1. What steps will reproduce the problem?
# ./i7z
that gives in xterm only:
Cpu speed from cpuinfo 2793.00Mhz
cpuinfo might be wrong if cpufreq is enabled. To guess correctly try estimating
via tsc
Linux's inbuilt cpu_khz code emulated now
True Frequency (without accounting Turbo) 2793 MHz
... and just nothing more. It seems to me when I enable all cores it works.
BUG1: The GUI at least prints a message that "GUI VERSION DOESN'T SUPPORT CORE
OFFLINING". Hmm, but what does that mean. That it cannot display thsoe disabled
cores? Fine with me? Or does it mean it does not work at all if some cores are
disabled? Please improve the message.
in contrast, the GUI version work at least a bit and show one core (the other
still not):
# ./i7z_GUI
i7z DEBUG: i7z version: svn-r77-(20-Nov-2011)
i7z DEBUG: Found Intel Processor
i7z DEBUG: Stepping 7
i7z DEBUG: Model a
i7z DEBUG: Family 6
i7z DEBUG: Processor Type 0
i7z DEBUG: Extended Model 2
i7z DEBUG: msr = Model Specific Register
i7z DEBUG: Detected an i3/i5/i7 - 32nm (sandy bridge - 2nd generation core)
i7z DEBUG: msr device files exist /dev/cpu/*/msr
i7z DEBUG: You have write permissions to msr device files
------------------------------
--[core id]--- Other information
-------------------------------------
--[0] Processor number 0
--[0] Socket number/Hyperthreaded Sibling number 0,1
--[0] Core id number 0
--[0] Display core in i7z Tool: Yes
--[1] Processor number 2
--[1] Socket number/Hyperthreaded Sibling number 0,0
--[1] Core id number 0
--[1] Display core in i7z Tool: No
i7z DEBUG: GUI VERSION DOESN'T SUPPORT CORE OFFLINING
the GUI window shows the C-states for "Core-1 [id:0, socket:0]
BUG2: Please bring also the "GUI VERSION DOESN'T SUPPORT CORE OFFLINING" to
non-GUI "i7z" as well.
BUG3: The i7z-0.27.2.tar.gz when unpacked and compiled produces "i7z version:
svn-r77-(20-Nov-2011)". Please fix the version string in the archive so that
users will see the version 0.27.2. It is really confusing.
# dmesg
[cut]
[ 32.255955] microcode: CPU0 sig=0x206a7, pf=0x10, revision=0x1b
[ 32.256664] microcode: CPU0 updated to revision 0x28, date = 2012-04-24
[ 32.257464] microcode: CPU1 sig=0x206a7, pf=0x10, revision=0x1b
[ 32.257874] microcode: CPU1 updated to revision 0x28, date = 2012-04-24
[ 32.258853] microcode: CPU2 sig=0x206a7, pf=0x10, revision=0x1b
[ 32.259290] microcode: CPU2 updated to revision 0x28, date = 2012-04-24
[ 32.260098] microcode: CPU3 sig=0x206a7, pf=0x10, revision=0x1b
[ 32.260459] microcode: CPU3 updated to revision 0x28, date = 2012-04-24
[ 32.260465] perf_event_intel: PEBS enabled due to microcode update
[ 35.915423] coretemp coretemp.0: TjMax is 100 degrees C
[ 35.918242] smpboot: CPU 1 is now offline
[ 36.017530] smpboot: CPU 3 is now offline
[cut]
# cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor : 0
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 42
model name : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2640M CPU @ 2.80GHz
stepping : 7
microcode : 0x28
cpu MHz : 3472.000
cache size : 4096 KB
physical id : 0
siblings : 2
core id : 0
cpu cores : 1
apicid : 0
initial apicid : 0
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 13
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov
pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx rdtscp lm
constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl xtopology nonstop_tsc
aperfmperf eagerfpu pni pclmulqdq dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx smx est tm2 ssse3
cx16 xtpr pdcm pcid sse4_1 sse4_2 x2apic popcnt tsc_deadline_timer aes xsave
avx lahf_lm ida arat epb xsaveopt pln pts dtherm tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority
ept vpid
bogomips : 5587.28
clflush size : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management:
processor : 2
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 42
model name : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2640M CPU @ 2.80GHz
stepping : 7
microcode : 0x28
cpu MHz : 3472.000
cache size : 4096 KB
physical id : 0
siblings : 2
core id : 0
cpu cores : 1
apicid : 1
initial apicid : 1
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 13
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov
pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx rdtscp lm
constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl xtopology nonstop_tsc
aperfmperf eagerfpu pni pclmulqdq dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx smx est tm2 ssse3
cx16 xtpr pdcm pcid sse4_1 sse4_2 x2apic popcnt tsc_deadline_timer aes xsave
avx lahf_lm ida arat epb xsaveopt pln pts dtherm tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority
ept vpid
bogomips : 5587.28
clflush size : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management:
# uname -a
Linux vostro 3.10.4-default-pciehp #13 SMP Fri Aug 9 00:21:00 MEST 2013 x86_64
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2640M CPU @ 2.80GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
#
# ls -lt /dev/cpu/*/msr
crw------- 1 root root 202, 0 Aug 9 2013 /dev/cpu/0/msr
crw------- 1 root root 202, 2 Aug 9 2013 /dev/cpu/2/msr
#
# rdmsr 0x19c
8821028a
# rdmsr 0x1a2
640e00
# rdmsr 0x38d
333
# rdmsr 778
19e7f00a178
# rdmsr 779
15980ed0014
# rdmsr 1020
137899eba8
# rdmsr 1021
2848e8320
#
```
Original issue reported on code.google.com by `mmokr...@gmail.com` on 8 Aug 2013 at 11:03
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the non-GUI and GUI behavior with CPUs 1 and 3 offline, then inspect the startup paths that enumerate /dev/cpu/*/msr and print the version or core-offlining messages. Done means the non-GUI behavior is handled or clearly reported, the GUI message is understandable, and the packaged archive reports version 0.27.2.
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- Issue type
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