Comment 447 for bug 1690085

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In , daniel (daniel-linux-kernel-bugs) wrote :

On 2018-06-14 09:10 AM, <email address hidden> wrote:
> https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=196683
>
> --- Comment #359 from Ryan Phillips (<email address hidden>) ---
> Eco mode supposedly only controls the PSU fan. I'm guessing that will not
> change anything on the CPU soft lock side.
>
How about this theory: With Eco mode on, the power supply prevents the
current from increasing until the fan speeds up, causing the voltage to
drop ever so slightly, and pademonium ensues. Note that EVGA's site does
not explicitly say that that Eco mode only controls the fan. I am not
pointing the finger at EVGA, I am just exploring a theory, please refute
if possible.

I am willing to believe that this system is stable now that I am at 51
days uptime,  so I will try some experiments. The first one will be, run
with both Typical Power and Eco Mode off, and all stock bios and kernel
settings.