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Cosmo might need a little thermal loop tuning

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Description

When firing up a CPU synthetic load on a Group G (500W) processor on a Cosmo Rev B (with the good heatsink), the temperature on the processor overshoots a decent bit and then settles back down so we might need to be more aggressive in how we ramp the fans or what temperature we let the CPU idle at.

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data from dashboard:

cosmo_b_500W_6.4T_drives_first_all_loadgen_then_cpu_loadgen_only.csv

As the filename implies, the first spike in CPU temperatures is from running

svcadm enable *loadgen*

The second spike is from running

svcadm enable cpu-loadgen

This is on the Cosmo Rev B behind niles which has a K.2 and an SP SWD. The SWD is setup with an alias of cosmo-b and you can login through the K.2 using ssh root@fe80::eaea:6aff:fe09:cafb%axf9 The only reason it has a K.2 is because it doesn't seem to want to advertise its host interface through the T6 currently

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Research direction

Start with the attached CSV and the dashboard data, then reproduce the two scenarios using svcadm enable *loadgen and svcadm enable cpu-loadgen on the Cosmo Rev B hardware. Locate the thermal-loop control entry point; the issue does not name a source file or test. Done means the reported CPU temperature overshoot and settling behavior have been addressed and verified against a comparable trace.

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Assessment

Domain
embedded-iot, performance
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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