Bug 731470

Summary: RHEL6.1 x86_64 Cpuscaling Test Fails with v7-1.3-46 Cert Kit
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Hardware Certification Program Reporter: Mark Coskey <mark.coskey>
Component: Test Suite (tests)Assignee: Greg Nichols <gnichols>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact: Red Hat Kernel QE team <kernel-qe>
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Version: 6.1CC: gregg.shick, gwen.lapo, rlandry, ykun
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Description Mark Coskey 2011-08-17 18:21:08 UTC 
Created attachment 518730 [details]
x86_64 cpuscaling test results

Description of problem:
On an Intel server with the Romley processor the certification cpuscaling test
fails for the following:
  CPU Frequency Speed Up: 2.25
  CPU 8 Measured Speed Up: 2.60
  Percentage Difference 15.3%
  Error: measured speedup vs expected speedup is 15.3% and is not within 10.0%
         margin. 

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Cert kit v7-1.3-46

How reproducible:
Consistently fails

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install RHEL6.1x86_64 on an Intel server with the Romley processor.
2. Install the cert kit v7-1.3-46
3. Launch the cpuscaling test
 
Actual results:
The cpuscaling test fails b/c the measured speedup is not within the expected
margin.

Expected results:
The cpuscaling test should pass.

Additional info:
See the attached test results.
Comment 1 Greg Nichols 2011-10-05 18:06:58 UTC 
The cpuscaling test has been revised in v7 1.4 R30, and should allow this system to pass.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 732113 ***