default setting : stop thermald when operating on mains

[Jérôme]

I'm using Xubuntu on a laptop. However, it seems thermald is slowing down my laptop even if the power cord is plugged. Maybe the default behaviour could stop thermald when the computer is operating on mains.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: thermald 1.5-2ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-59.80-generic 4.4.35
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-59-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Thu Feb 2 21:31:49 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-02-01 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
SourcePackage: thermald
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Srinivas Pandruvada (srinivas-pandruvada)]

Can you do the following and run your loads:

# sudo systemctl stop thermald
# sudo thermald --no-daemon --loglevel=debug

[Jérôme (jerome-bouat)]

after "sudo systemctl stop thermald"

[Srinivas Pandruvada (srinivas-pandruvada)]

Jérôme,

Thermald didn't even start on your system.
"Unsupported cpu model, use thermal-conf.xml file or run with --ignore-cpuid-check
THD engine start failed"

I don't know how this can be cause of you slow down.

[Jérôme (jerome-bouat)]

Ok thermald doesn't work properly for me. However, it is running when my powercord is plugged. Moreover thermald has to be launched at system startup (and thus increases the startup time).

Maybe a better default behaviour could be :
- thermald stopped when the power cord is plugged
- thermald running when the power cord isn't plugged

[Srinivas Pandruvada (srinivas-pandruvada)]

Please try 1.6 version. If still have problem then
# sudo systemctl stop thermald
# sudo thermald --no-daemon --loglevel=debug
and send logs.

[Colin Ian King (colin-king)]

There has been no following up on this bug for nearly 4 years. Closing this bug. If it still an issue, please supply the logs as requested in comment #6.