Comment 221 for bug 370173

I upgraded to karmic (kernel 2.6.31-2-generic) and did the `stress --cpu 16 --vm 2 --vm-bytes 128M` test

Before the test:

sensors
acpitz-virtual-0
Adapter: Virtual device
temp1: +86.0°C (crit = +98.0°C)
temp2: +89.0°C (crit = +120.0°C)

k8temp-pci-00c3
Adapter: PCI adapter
Core0 Temp: +87.0°C
Core1 Temp: +87.0°C

After 15 min:

sensors
acpitz-virtual-0
Adapter: Virtual device
temp1: +92.0°C (crit = +98.0°C)
temp2: +85.0°C (crit = +120.0°C)

k8temp-pci-00c3
Adapter: PCI adapter
Core0 Temp: +81.0°C
Core1 Temp: +82.0°C

Right after killing the stress test:

sensors
acpitz-virtual-0
Adapter: Virtual device
temp1: +78.0°C (crit = +98.0°C)
temp2: +81.0°C (crit = +120.0°C)

k8temp-pci-00c3
Adapter: PCI adapter
Core0 Temp: +76.0°C
Core1 Temp: +81.0°C

I am not experiencing shutdowns caused by overheating.
In Jaunty, (Kernel 2.6.28-11-generic) the stress test didn't even last 2 min before shutting itself down.