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+# Example Thermald Configuration
+
+This is a minimal thermald configuration, which sets the maximum sustained CPU temperature to about 65°C.
+Modify the `<Temperature>65000</Temperature>` value to adapt that to your liking.
+
+Tested on a Surface Book 2, other devices may need adapting, see e.g. the [thermald man page](http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/trusty/man5/thermal-conf.xml.5.html).
+
+## Installation
+
+Both XML files need to be placed in the `/etc/thermald/` directory.
+
+Newer thermald versions attempt to automatically load the configuration from ACPI.
+If you want to use a manual configuration with such a version, you may need to remove the `--adaptive` option from the systemd service `ExecStart` line.
+You can do so by running `sudo systemctl edit thermald.service`.
diff --git a/contrib/thermald/thermal-conf.xml b/contrib/thermald/thermal-conf.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<ThermalConfiguration>
+   <Platform>
+      <Name>Intel Powered Laptop</Name>
+      <ProductName>*</ProductName>
+      <Preference>QUIET</Preference>
+      <ThermalZones>
+         <ThermalZone>
+            <Type>cpu</Type>
+            <TripPoints>
+               <TripPoint>
+                  <SensorType>x86_pkg_temp</SensorType>
+                  <Temperature>65000</Temperature>
+                  <type>passive</type>
+                  <ControlType>SEQUENTIAL</ControlType>
+                  <CoolingDevice>
+                     <index>1</index>
+                     <type>rapl_controller</type>
+                     <influence>100</influence>
+                     <SamplingPeriod>5</SamplingPeriod>
+                  </CoolingDevice>
+               </TripPoint>
+            </TripPoints>
+         </ThermalZone>
+      </ThermalZones>
+   </Platform>
+</ThermalConfiguration>
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+<CoolingDeviceOrder>
+    <!-- Specify Cooling device order -->
+    <CoolingDevice>rapl_controller</CoolingDevice>
+    <CoolingDevice>intel_pstate</CoolingDevice>
+    <CoolingDevice>intel_powerclamp</CoolingDevice>
+    <CoolingDevice>cpufreq</CoolingDevice>
+    <CoolingDevice>Processor</CoolingDevice>
+</CoolingDeviceOrder>