I installed mainline kernel - linux-image-2.6.27-02062718-generic_2.6.27-02062718_i386
onto Dell Latitude D620. Powered laptop off for a couple of hours.
Booted laptop using mainline kernel linux-image-2.6.27-02062718-generic_2.6.27-02062718_i386
loaded i8k module
fired up gkrellm configured to turn on fans all the time
I installed mainline kernel - linux-image- 2.6.27- 02062718- generic_ 2.6.27- 02062718_ i386
onto Dell Latitude D620. Powered laptop off for a couple of hours.
Booted laptop using mainline kernel linux-image- 2.6.27- 02062718- generic_ 2.6.27- 02062718_ i386
loaded i8k module
fired up gkrellm configured to turn on fans all the time
initiated: stress --cpu 8 --io 4 --vm 2 --vm-bytes 128M
In less than 10 minutes temps had jumped to from 42 to 82 celsius
So mainline kernel causes the same problem on this laptop