[lm-sensors] [PATCH 2/2] hwmon: (coretemp) Get TjMax value from MSR

[Huaxu Wan]

On 08:39 Sat 29 May, Maxim Levitsky wrote:
> On Fri, 2010-05-07 at 17:59 +0800, Huaxu Wan wrote: 
> > The MSR IA32_TEMPERATURE_TARGET contains the TjMax value in the newer
> > processers.
> 
> I know that TjMax on my system is 85, and now coretemp reports wrong
> temperatures.
> First of all BIOS using stupid tricks actualy reports CPU temperature
> through ACPI, and assuming it was correct TjMax is 85.
> It also shuts down the system if I 'lie' to it that cpu temperature is
> 85C.