I also have the same issue - using ubuntu 20.04. It happens usually when I have the laptop plugged in to power - maybe the turbo boost or scaling governor changes when the laptop is plugged in to my charger.
It usually happens when I am on a video call and screensharing or recording my desktop or running a game like bioshock via steam. I don't have any of the above issues when I boot into windows (first time I have had to use windows in 5 years). I have managed to reduce the problem a bit but not completely by following the enhanced thermal configuration section here: https://docs.01.org/clearlinux/latest/guides/maintenance/cpu-performance.html Enable DPTF in your bios. First run: sudo systemctl status thermald.service and note it is missing "Using generated /etc/thermald/thermal-conf.xml.auto" sudo apt install acpica-tools git clone https://github.com/intel/dptfxtract.git cd dptfxtract sudo acpidump > acpi.out acpixtract -a acpi.out sudo ./dptfxtract *.dat Run the following again to see if it worked: sudo systemctl status thermald.service You should now have "Using generated /etc/thermald/thermal-conf.xml.auto" Things left to try: On this page: https://docs.01.org/clearlinux/latest/guides/maintenance/cpu-performance.html Try buid the ThermalMonitor tool https://github.com/intel/thermal_daemon/tree/master/tools/thermal_monitor Seeing if changing the scaling governor makes a difference: cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu*/cpufreq/scaling_driver shows powersave while charging for me but I may have changed it with echo powersave | sudo tee /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu*/cpufreq/scaling_governor Disabling turbo boost might help but haven't tried it yet: echo 1 | sudo tee /sys/devices/system/cpu/intel_pstate/no_turbo -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to thermald in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1873083 Title: Lenovo Yoga C940 frequently does thermal shutdown Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Status in thermald package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: On a bit higher load and especially if Laptop is charging, very often Kernel does an emergency thermal shutdown. thermal thermal_zone3: critical temperature reached (80 C), shutting down It says 80 C, but sensors command shows that temperatures hovering close to 100C before the shutdown happens. dmesg is often also full of these (for each core): mce: CPU2: Core temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 246766) When I boot to Windows, it seems that CPU is throttled more aggressively on load and thermal shutdown doesn't happen with a similar load, but CPU frequencies drop to 1600 range, while in Ubuntu they are 2800 range. I would rather have more throttling that computer shutting down randomly without the ability to save work. Is there a workaround? ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: linux-image-5.4.0-21-generic 5.4.0-21.25 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-21.25-generic 5.4.27 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-21-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu24 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: anton 1874 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: anton 1874 F...m pulseaudio /dev/snd/pcmC0D6c: anton 1874 F...m pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Wed Apr 15 23:54:21 2020 InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-11-29 (137 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 19.04 "Disco Dingo" - Release amd64 (20190416) MachineType: LENOVO 81Q9 ProcFB: 0 i915drmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.4.0-21-generic root=UUID=24af2874-e109-44f9-a5b9-8a9ce34b3f0f ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-5.4.0-21-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-5.4.0-21-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.187 SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-04-04 (11 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 01/09/2020 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: AUCN54WW dmi.board.asset.tag: NO Asset Tag dmi.board.name: LNVNB161216 dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: SDK0R32862 WIN dmi.chassis.asset.tag: NO Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 31 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Lenovo Yoga C940-14IIL dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvrAUCN54WW:bd01/09/2020:svnLENOVO:pn81Q9:pvrLenovoYogaC940-14IIL:rvnLENOVO:rnLNVNB161216:rvrSDK0R32862WIN:cvnLENOVO:ct31:cvrLenovoYogaC940-14IIL: dmi.product.family: Yoga C940-14IIL dmi.product.name: 81Q9 dmi.product.sku: LENOVO_MT_81Q9_BU_idea_FM_Yoga C940-14IIL dmi.product.version: Lenovo Yoga C940-14IIL dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1873083/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
