Adjust burn GPU ramp timing by profile

clocks.max.graphics / clocks.max.memory CSV fields return exit status 2 on
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell (driver 98.x), causing the entire gpu inventory query
to fail and clock lock to be skipped → normalization: partial.

Fix:
- Add minimal fallback query (index,uuid,name,pci.bus_id,vbios_version,
  power.limit) that succeeds even without clock fields
- Add enrichGPUInfoWithMaxClocks: parses "Max Clocks" section of
  nvidia-smi -q verbose output to fill MaxGraphicsClockMHz /
  MaxMemoryClockMHz when CSV fields fail
- Move nvidia-smi -q execution before queryBenchmarkGPUInfo so its output
  is available for clock enrichment immediately after
- Tests: cover enrichment and skip-if-populated cases

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

audit/internal/platform/benchmark.go

@@ -121,15 +121,22 @@ func (s *System) RunNvidiaBenchmark(ctx context.Context, baseDir string, opts Nv
 	var serverIdleOK, serverLoadedOK bool
 	var serverLoadedSamples int
 
+	// Run nvidia-smi -q first: used both for the log file and as a fallback
+	// source of max clock values when CSV clock fields are unsupported.
+	var nvsmiQOut []byte
+	if out, err := runSATCommandCtx(ctx, verboseLog, "00-nvidia-smi-q.log", []string{"nvidia-smi", "-q"}, nil, nil); err == nil {
+		nvsmiQOut = out
+		_ = os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(runDir, "00-nvidia-smi-q.log"), out, 0644)
+	}
+
 	infoByIndex, infoErr := queryBenchmarkGPUInfo(selected)
 	if infoErr != nil {
 		result.Warnings = append(result.Warnings, "gpu inventory query failed: "+infoErr.Error())
 		result.Normalization.Status = "partial"
 	}
-
+	// Enrich with max clocks from verbose output — covers GPUs where
-	if out, err := runSATCommandCtx(ctx, verboseLog, "00-nvidia-smi-q.log", []string{"nvidia-smi", "-q"}, nil, nil); err == nil {
+	// clocks.max.* CSV fields are unsupported (e.g. Blackwell / driver 98.x).
-		_ = os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(runDir, "00-nvidia-smi-q.log"), out, 0644)
+	enrichGPUInfoWithMaxClocks(infoByIndex, nvsmiQOut)
-	}
 
 	activeApps, err := queryActiveComputeApps(selected)
 	if err == nil && len(activeApps) > 0 {
@@ -370,9 +377,13 @@ func resolveBenchmarkProfile(profile string) benchmarkProfileSpec {
 // Fields are tried in order; the first successful query wins. Extended fields
 // (attribute.multiprocessor_count, power.default_limit) are not supported on
 // all driver versions, so we fall back to the base set if the full query fails.
+// The minimal fallback omits clock fields entirely — clocks.max.* returns
+// exit status 2 on some GPU generations (e.g. Blackwell); max clocks are
+// then recovered from nvidia-smi -q via enrichGPUInfoWithMaxClocks.
 var benchmarkGPUInfoQueries = []struct {
 	fields   string
 	extended bool // whether this query includes optional extended fields
+	minimal  bool // clock fields omitted; max clocks must be filled separately
 }{
 	{
 		fields:   "index,uuid,name,pci.bus_id,vbios_version,power.limit,clocks.max.graphics,clocks.max.memory,clocks.base.graphics,attribute.multiprocessor_count,power.default_limit",
@@ -382,6 +393,83 @@ var benchmarkGPUInfoQueries = []struct {
 		fields:   "index,uuid,name,pci.bus_id,vbios_version,power.limit,clocks.max.graphics,clocks.max.memory,clocks.base.graphics",
 		extended: false,
 	},
+	{
+		fields:  "index,uuid,name,pci.bus_id,vbios_version,power.limit",
+		minimal: true,
+	},
+}
+
+// enrichGPUInfoWithMaxClocks fills MaxGraphicsClockMHz / MaxMemoryClockMHz for
+// any GPU in infoByIndex where those values are still zero.  It parses the
+// "Max Clocks" section of nvidia-smi -q output (already available as nvsmiQ).
+// This is the fallback for GPUs (e.g. Blackwell) where clocks.max.* CSV fields
+// return exit status 2 but the verbose query works fine.
+func enrichGPUInfoWithMaxClocks(infoByIndex map[int]benchmarkGPUInfo, nvsmiQ []byte) {
+	if len(infoByIndex) == 0 || len(nvsmiQ) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Build bus_id → index map for matching verbose sections to GPU indices.
+	busToBenchIdx := make(map[string]int, len(infoByIndex))
+	for idx, info := range infoByIndex {
+		if info.BusID != "" {
+			// nvidia-smi -q uses "GPU 00000000:4E:00.0" (8-digit domain),
+			// while --query-gpu returns the same format; normalise to lower.
+			busToBenchIdx[strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(info.BusID))] = idx
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Split the verbose output into per-GPU sections on "^GPU " lines.
+	gpuSectionRe := regexp.MustCompile(`(?m)^GPU\s+([\dA-Fa-f:\.]+)`)
+	maxGfxRe := regexp.MustCompile(`(?i)Max Clocks[\s\S]*?Graphics\s*:\s*(\d+)\s*MHz`)
+	maxMemRe := regexp.MustCompile(`(?i)Max Clocks[\s\S]*?Memory\s*:\s*(\d+)\s*MHz`)
+
+	sectionStarts := gpuSectionRe.FindAllSubmatchIndex(nvsmiQ, -1)
+	for i, loc := range sectionStarts {
+		busID := strings.ToLower(string(nvsmiQ[loc[2]:loc[3]]))
+		benchIdx, ok := busToBenchIdx[busID]
+		if !ok {
+			// Bus IDs from verbose output may have a different domain prefix;
+			// try suffix match on the slot portion (XX:XX.X).
+			for k, v := range busToBenchIdx {
+				if strings.HasSuffix(k, busID) || strings.HasSuffix(busID, k) {
+					benchIdx = v
+					ok = true
+					break
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		info := infoByIndex[benchIdx]
+		if info.MaxGraphicsClockMHz > 0 && info.MaxMemoryClockMHz > 0 {
+			continue // already populated
+		}
+
+		end := len(nvsmiQ)
+		if i+1 < len(sectionStarts) {
+			end = sectionStarts[i+1][0]
+		}
+		section := nvsmiQ[loc[0]:end]
+
+		if info.MaxGraphicsClockMHz == 0 {
+			if m := maxGfxRe.FindSubmatch(section); m != nil {
+				if v, err := strconv.ParseFloat(string(m[1]), 64); err == nil {
+					info.MaxGraphicsClockMHz = v
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		if info.MaxMemoryClockMHz == 0 {
+			if m := maxMemRe.FindSubmatch(section); m != nil {
+				if v, err := strconv.ParseFloat(string(m[1]), 64); err == nil {
+					info.MaxMemoryClockMHz = v
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		infoByIndex[benchIdx] = info
+	}
 }
 
 func queryBenchmarkGPUInfo(gpuIndices []int) (map[int]benchmarkGPUInfo, error) {
@@ -409,9 +497,13 @@ func queryBenchmarkGPUInfo(gpuIndices []int) (map[int]benchmarkGPUInfo, error) {
 			continue
 		}
 
+		minFields := 6
+		if !q.minimal {
+			minFields = 9
+		}
 		infoByIndex := make(map[int]benchmarkGPUInfo, len(rows))
 		for _, row := range rows {
-			if len(row) < 9 {
+			if len(row) < minFields {
 				continue
 			}
 			idx, err := strconv.Atoi(strings.TrimSpace(row[0]))
@@ -425,9 +517,10 @@ func queryBenchmarkGPUInfo(gpuIndices []int) (map[int]benchmarkGPUInfo, error) {
 				BusID:       strings.TrimSpace(row[3]),
 				VBIOS:       strings.TrimSpace(row[4]),
 				PowerLimitW: parseBenchmarkFloat(row[5]),
-				MaxGraphicsClockMHz: parseBenchmarkFloat(row[6]),
-				MaxMemoryClockMHz:   parseBenchmarkFloat(row[7]),
 			}
+			if !q.minimal {
+				info.MaxGraphicsClockMHz = parseBenchmarkFloat(row[6])
+				info.MaxMemoryClockMHz = parseBenchmarkFloat(row[7])
 				if len(row) >= 9 {
 					info.BaseGraphicsClockMHz = parseBenchmarkFloat(row[8])
 				}
@@ -439,6 +532,7 @@ func queryBenchmarkGPUInfo(gpuIndices []int) (map[int]benchmarkGPUInfo, error) {
 						info.DefaultPowerLimitW = parseBenchmarkFloat(row[10])
 					}
 				}
+			}
 			infoByIndex[idx] = info
 		}
 		return infoByIndex, nil

audit/internal/platform/benchmark_test.go

@@ -178,3 +178,67 @@ func TestRenderBenchmarkReportIncludesTerminalChartsWithoutANSI(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("report should not contain ANSI escapes\n%s", report)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestEnrichGPUInfoWithMaxClocks(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	nvsmiQ := []byte(`
+GPU 00000000:4E:00.0
+    Product Name                          : NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition
+    Clocks
+        Graphics                          : 2422 MHz
+        Memory                            : 12481 MHz
+    Max Clocks
+        Graphics                          : 2430 MHz
+        SM                                : 2430 MHz
+        Memory                            : 12481 MHz
+        Video                             : 2107 MHz
+
+GPU 00000000:4F:00.0
+    Product Name                          : NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition
+    Max Clocks
+        Graphics                          : 2430 MHz
+        Memory                            : 12481 MHz
+`)
+
+	infoByIndex := map[int]benchmarkGPUInfo{
+		0: {Index: 0, BusID: "00000000:4E:00.0"},
+		1: {Index: 1, BusID: "00000000:4F:00.0"},
+	}
+
+	enrichGPUInfoWithMaxClocks(infoByIndex, nvsmiQ)
+
+	if infoByIndex[0].MaxGraphicsClockMHz != 2430 {
+		t.Errorf("GPU 0 MaxGraphicsClockMHz = %v, want 2430", infoByIndex[0].MaxGraphicsClockMHz)
+	}
+	if infoByIndex[0].MaxMemoryClockMHz != 12481 {
+		t.Errorf("GPU 0 MaxMemoryClockMHz = %v, want 12481", infoByIndex[0].MaxMemoryClockMHz)
+	}
+	if infoByIndex[1].MaxGraphicsClockMHz != 2430 {
+		t.Errorf("GPU 1 MaxGraphicsClockMHz = %v, want 2430", infoByIndex[1].MaxGraphicsClockMHz)
+	}
+	if infoByIndex[1].MaxMemoryClockMHz != 12481 {
+		t.Errorf("GPU 1 MaxMemoryClockMHz = %v, want 12481", infoByIndex[1].MaxMemoryClockMHz)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEnrichGPUInfoWithMaxClocksSkipsPopulated(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	nvsmiQ := []byte(`
+GPU 00000000:4E:00.0
+    Max Clocks
+        Graphics                          : 9999 MHz
+        Memory                            : 9999 MHz
+`)
+	// Already populated — must not be overwritten.
+	infoByIndex := map[int]benchmarkGPUInfo{
+		0: {Index: 0, BusID: "00000000:4E:00.0", MaxGraphicsClockMHz: 2430, MaxMemoryClockMHz: 12481},
+	}
+
+	enrichGPUInfoWithMaxClocks(infoByIndex, nvsmiQ)
+
+	if infoByIndex[0].MaxGraphicsClockMHz != 2430 {
+		t.Errorf("expected existing value to be preserved, got %v", infoByIndex[0].MaxGraphicsClockMHz)
+	}
+}

audit/internal/webui/pages.go

@@ -2373,7 +2373,7 @@ func renderBurn() string {
 	    <p id="burn-selection-note" style="font-size:12px;color:var(--muted);margin:10px 0 0">Select at least one NVIDIA GPU to enable NVIDIA burn recipes.</p>
 	    <label class="cb-row" style="margin-top:10px">
 	      <input type="checkbox" id="burn-stagger-nvidia">
-	      <span>Ramp selected NVIDIA GPUs one by one before full-load hold. Uses a 3-minute stabilization window per GPU, then keeps all selected GPUs under load for the chosen Burn Profile duration.</span>
+	      <span>Ramp selected NVIDIA GPUs one by one before the full-load hold. Smoke: +2 min per GPU, then 5 min with all selected GPUs under load. Acceptance: +10 min per GPU, then at least 1 hour with all selected GPUs under load. Overnight: +1 hour per GPU, then at least 1 hour with all selected GPUs under load, capped at 10 hours total.</span>
 	    </label>
 	  </div>
 	</div>
@@ -3108,7 +3108,6 @@ usbRefresh();
 </script>`
 }
 
-
 func renderNvidiaSelfHealInline() string {
 	return `<p style="font-size:13px;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:12px">Inspect NVIDIA GPU health, restart the bee-nvidia driver service, and issue a per-GPU reset when the driver reports reset required.</p>
 <div style="display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-bottom:12px">

audit/internal/webui/tasks.go

@@ -152,6 +152,12 @@ type burnPreset struct {
 	DurationSec int
 }
 
+type nvidiaRampSpec struct {
+	DurationSec      int
+	StaggerSeconds   int
+	TotalDurationSec int
+}
+
 func resolveBurnPreset(profile string) burnPreset {
 	switch profile {
 	case "overnight":
@@ -163,11 +169,43 @@ func resolveBurnPreset(profile string) burnPreset {
 	}
 }
 
-func boolToNvidiaStaggerSeconds(enabled bool, selected []int) int {
+func resolveNvidiaRampPlan(profile string, enabled bool, selected []int) (nvidiaRampSpec, error) {
-	if enabled && len(selected) > 1 {
+	base := resolveBurnPreset(profile).DurationSec
-		return 180
+	plan := nvidiaRampSpec{
+		DurationSec:      base,
+		TotalDurationSec: base,
 	}
-	return 0
+	if !enabled {
+		return plan, nil
+	}
+	count := len(selected)
+	if count == 0 {
+		return nvidiaRampSpec{}, fmt.Errorf("staggered NVIDIA burn requires explicit GPU selection")
+	}
+	if count == 1 {
+		return plan, nil
+	}
+
+	switch profile {
+	case "acceptance":
+		plan.StaggerSeconds = 10 * 60
+		plan.TotalDurationSec = plan.DurationSec + plan.StaggerSeconds*(count-1)
+	case "overnight":
+		plan.StaggerSeconds = 60 * 60
+		plan.TotalDurationSec = 8 * 60 * 60
+		minTotal := count * 60 * 60
+		if plan.TotalDurationSec < minTotal {
+			plan.TotalDurationSec = minTotal
+		}
+		if plan.TotalDurationSec > 10*60*60 {
+			return nvidiaRampSpec{}, fmt.Errorf("overnight staggered NVIDIA burn supports at most 10 GPUs")
+		}
+		plan.DurationSec = plan.TotalDurationSec - plan.StaggerSeconds*(count-1)
+	default:
+		plan.StaggerSeconds = 2 * 60
+		plan.TotalDurationSec = plan.DurationSec + plan.StaggerSeconds*(count-1)
+	}
+	return plan, nil
 }
 
 func resolvePlatformStressPreset(profile string) platform.PlatformStressOptions {
@@ -609,11 +647,18 @@ func (q *taskQueue) runTask(t *Task, j *jobState, ctx context.Context) {
 		if t.params.BurnProfile != "" && dur <= 0 {
 			dur = resolveBurnPreset(t.params.BurnProfile).DurationSec
 		}
-			staggerSec := boolToNvidiaStaggerSeconds(t.params.StaggerGPUStart, t.params.GPUIndices)
+		rampPlan, planErr := resolveNvidiaRampPlan(t.params.BurnProfile, t.params.StaggerGPUStart, t.params.GPUIndices)
-			if staggerSec > 0 {
+		if planErr != nil {
-				j.append(fmt.Sprintf("NVIDIA staggered ramp-up enabled: %ds per GPU", staggerSec))
+			err = planErr
+			break
 		}
-			archive, err = a.RunNvidiaOfficialComputePack(ctx, "", dur, t.params.GPUIndices, staggerSec, j.append)
+		if t.params.BurnProfile != "" && t.params.StaggerGPUStart && dur <= 0 {
+			dur = rampPlan.DurationSec
+		}
+		if rampPlan.StaggerSeconds > 0 {
+			j.append(fmt.Sprintf("NVIDIA staggered ramp-up enabled: %ds per GPU; post-ramp hold: %ds; total runtime: %ds", rampPlan.StaggerSeconds, dur, rampPlan.TotalDurationSec))
+		}
+		archive, err = a.RunNvidiaOfficialComputePack(ctx, "", dur, t.params.GPUIndices, rampPlan.StaggerSeconds, j.append)
 	case "nvidia-targeted-power":
 		if a == nil {
 			err = fmt.Errorf("app not configured")
@@ -663,12 +708,23 @@ func (q *taskQueue) runTask(t *Task, j *jobState, ctx context.Context) {
 		if t.params.BurnProfile != "" && dur <= 0 {
 			dur = resolveBurnPreset(t.params.BurnProfile).DurationSec
 		}
+		rampPlan, planErr := resolveNvidiaRampPlan(t.params.BurnProfile, t.params.StaggerGPUStart, t.params.GPUIndices)
+		if planErr != nil {
+			err = planErr
+			break
+		}
+		if t.params.BurnProfile != "" && t.params.StaggerGPUStart && dur <= 0 {
+			dur = rampPlan.DurationSec
+		}
+		if rampPlan.StaggerSeconds > 0 {
+			j.append(fmt.Sprintf("NVIDIA staggered ramp-up enabled: %ds per GPU; post-ramp hold: %ds; total runtime: %ds", rampPlan.StaggerSeconds, dur, rampPlan.TotalDurationSec))
+		}
 		archive, err = runNvidiaStressPackCtx(a, ctx, "", platform.NvidiaStressOptions{
 			DurationSec:       dur,
 			Loader:            t.params.Loader,
 			GPUIndices:        t.params.GPUIndices,
 			ExcludeGPUIndices: t.params.ExcludeGPUIndices,
-				StaggerSeconds:    boolToNvidiaStaggerSeconds(t.params.StaggerGPUStart, t.params.GPUIndices),
+			StaggerSeconds:    rampPlan.StaggerSeconds,
 		}, j.append)
 	case "memory":
 		if a == nil {

audit/internal/webui/tasks_test.go

@@ -491,6 +491,83 @@ func TestResolveBurnPreset(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestResolveNvidiaRampPlan(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		profile  string
+		enabled  bool
+		selected []int
+		want     nvidiaRampSpec
+		wantErr  string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "disabled uses base preset",
+			profile:  "acceptance",
+			selected: []int{0, 1},
+			want:     nvidiaRampSpec{DurationSec: 60 * 60, TotalDurationSec: 60 * 60},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "smoke ramp uses two minute steps",
+			profile:  "smoke",
+			enabled:  true,
+			selected: []int{0, 1, 2},
+			want:     nvidiaRampSpec{DurationSec: 5 * 60, StaggerSeconds: 2 * 60, TotalDurationSec: 9 * 60},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "acceptance ramp uses ten minute steps",
+			profile:  "acceptance",
+			enabled:  true,
+			selected: []int{0, 1, 2},
+			want:     nvidiaRampSpec{DurationSec: 60 * 60, StaggerSeconds: 10 * 60, TotalDurationSec: 80 * 60},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "overnight stays at eight hours when possible",
+			profile:  "overnight",
+			enabled:  true,
+			selected: []int{0, 1, 2},
+			want:     nvidiaRampSpec{DurationSec: 6 * 60 * 60, StaggerSeconds: 60 * 60, TotalDurationSec: 8 * 60 * 60},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "overnight extends to keep one hour after final gpu",
+			profile:  "overnight",
+			enabled:  true,
+			selected: []int{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8},
+			want:     nvidiaRampSpec{DurationSec: 60 * 60, StaggerSeconds: 60 * 60, TotalDurationSec: 9 * 60 * 60},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "overnight rejects impossible gpu count",
+			profile:  "overnight",
+			enabled:  true,
+			selected: []int{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10},
+			wantErr:  "at most 10 GPUs",
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "enabled requires explicit selection",
+			profile: "smoke",
+			enabled: true,
+			wantErr: "requires explicit GPU selection",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got, err := resolveNvidiaRampPlan(tc.profile, tc.enabled, tc.selected)
+			if tc.wantErr != "" {
+				if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), tc.wantErr) {
+					t.Fatalf("err=%v want substring %q", err, tc.wantErr)
+				}
+				return
+			}
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("resolveNvidiaRampPlan error: %v", err)
+			}
+			if got != tc.want {
+				t.Fatalf("resolveNvidiaRampPlan(%q, %t, %v)=%+v want %+v", tc.profile, tc.enabled, tc.selected, got, tc.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestTaskDisplayNameUsesNvidiaStressLoader(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		loader string

iso/builder/config/bootloaders/grub-pc/grub.cfg

@@ -11,18 +11,18 @@ echo "  Hardware Audit LiveCD"
 echo ""
 
 menuentry "EASY-BEE" {
-    linux   @KERNEL_LIVE@ @APPEND_LIVE@ nomodeset bee.nvidia.mode=normal net.ifnames=0 biosdevname=0 mitigations=off transparent_hugepage=always numa_balancing=disable nowatchdog nosoftlockup
+    linux   @KERNEL_LIVE@ @APPEND_LIVE@ nomodeset bee.nvidia.mode=normal net.ifnames=0 biosdevname=0 mitigations=off transparent_hugepage=always numa_balancing=disable pcie_aspm=off intel_idle.max_cstate=1 processor.max_cstate=1 nowatchdog nosoftlockup
     initrd  @INITRD_LIVE@
 }
 
 submenu "EASY-BEE (advanced options) -->" {
     menuentry "EASY-BEE — GSP=off" {
-        linux   @KERNEL_LIVE@ @APPEND_LIVE@ nomodeset bee.nvidia.mode=gsp-off net.ifnames=0 biosdevname=0 mitigations=off transparent_hugepage=always numa_balancing=disable nowatchdog nosoftlockup
+        linux   @KERNEL_LIVE@ @APPEND_LIVE@ nomodeset bee.nvidia.mode=gsp-off net.ifnames=0 biosdevname=0 mitigations=off transparent_hugepage=always numa_balancing=disable pcie_aspm=off intel_idle.max_cstate=1 processor.max_cstate=1 nowatchdog nosoftlockup
         initrd  @INITRD_LIVE@
     }
 
     menuentry "EASY-BEE — KMS (no nomodeset)" {
-        linux   @KERNEL_LIVE@ @APPEND_LIVE@ bee.nvidia.mode=normal net.ifnames=0 biosdevname=0 mitigations=off transparent_hugepage=always numa_balancing=disable nowatchdog nosoftlockup
+        linux   @KERNEL_LIVE@ @APPEND_LIVE@ bee.nvidia.mode=normal net.ifnames=0 biosdevname=0 mitigations=off transparent_hugepage=always numa_balancing=disable pcie_aspm=off intel_idle.max_cstate=1 processor.max_cstate=1 nowatchdog nosoftlockup
         initrd  @INITRD_LIVE@
     }
 

iso/builder/config/bootloaders/isolinux/live.cfg.in

@@ -3,31 +3,31 @@ label live-@FLAVOUR@-normal
     menu default
     linux @LINUX@
     initrd @INITRD@
-    append @APPEND_LIVE@ bee.nvidia.mode=normal
+    append @APPEND_LIVE@ bee.nvidia.mode=normal pcie_aspm=off intel_idle.max_cstate=1 processor.max_cstate=1
 
 label live-@FLAVOUR@-kms
     menu label EASY-BEE (^graphics/KMS)
     linux @LINUX@
     initrd @INITRD@
-    append @APPEND_LIVE@ bee.display=kms bee.nvidia.mode=normal
+    append @APPEND_LIVE@ bee.display=kms bee.nvidia.mode=normal pcie_aspm=off intel_idle.max_cstate=1 processor.max_cstate=1
 
 label live-@FLAVOUR@-toram
     menu label EASY-BEE (^load to RAM)
     linux @LINUX@
     initrd @INITRD@
-    append @APPEND_LIVE@ toram bee.nvidia.mode=normal
+    append @APPEND_LIVE@ toram bee.nvidia.mode=normal pcie_aspm=off intel_idle.max_cstate=1 processor.max_cstate=1
 
 label live-@FLAVOUR@-gsp-off
     menu label EASY-BEE (^NVIDIA GSP=off)
     linux @LINUX@
     initrd @INITRD@
-    append @APPEND_LIVE@ nomodeset bee.nvidia.mode=gsp-off
+    append @APPEND_LIVE@ nomodeset bee.nvidia.mode=gsp-off pcie_aspm=off intel_idle.max_cstate=1 processor.max_cstate=1
 
 label live-@FLAVOUR@-kms-gsp-off
     menu label EASY-BEE (g^raphics/KMS, GSP=off)
     linux @LINUX@
     initrd @INITRD@
-    append @APPEND_LIVE@ bee.display=kms bee.nvidia.mode=gsp-off
+    append @APPEND_LIVE@ bee.display=kms bee.nvidia.mode=gsp-off pcie_aspm=off intel_idle.max_cstate=1 processor.max_cstate=1
 
 label live-@FLAVOUR@-failsafe
     menu label EASY-BEE (^fail-safe)

iso/builder/config/hooks/normal/9000-bee-setup.hook.chroot

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ ensure_bee_console_user() {
 ensure_bee_console_user
 
 # Enable common bee services
+systemctl enable bee-hpc-tuning.service
 systemctl enable bee-network.service
 systemctl enable bee-preflight.service
 systemctl enable bee-audit.service
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ fi
 # nogpu: no GPU services needed
 
 # Ensure scripts are executable
+chmod +x /usr/local/bin/bee-hpc-tuning  2>/dev/null || true
 chmod +x /usr/local/bin/bee-network.sh  2>/dev/null || true
 chmod +x /usr/local/bin/bee-sshsetup   2>/dev/null || true
 chmod +x /usr/local/bin/bee-smoketest  2>/dev/null || true

iso/overlay/etc/systemd/system/bee-hpc-tuning.service

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Bee: HPC tuning (CPU governor, C-states)
+After=local-fs.target
+Before=bee-nvidia.service bee-audit.service
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/bee-log-run /appdata/bee/export/bee-hpc-tuning.log /usr/local/bin/bee-hpc-tuning
+StandardOutput=journal
+StandardError=journal
+RemainAfterExit=yes
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target

iso/overlay/usr/local/bin/bee-hpc-tuning

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# bee-hpc-tuning — apply HPC tuning for deterministic benchmarking
+# Called by bee-hpc-tuning.service at boot.
+
+log() { echo "[bee-hpc-tuning] $*"; }
+
+# ── CPU governor ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Set all CPU cores to performance governor via sysfs.
+# cpupower is not available; write directly to scaling_governor.
+governor_ok=0
+governor_fail=0
+for gov_path in /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu*/cpufreq/scaling_governor; do
+    [ -f "$gov_path" ] || continue
+    if echo performance > "$gov_path" 2>/dev/null; then
+        governor_ok=$((governor_ok + 1))
+    else
+        governor_fail=$((governor_fail + 1))
+    fi
+done
+
+if [ "$governor_ok" -gt 0 ] && [ "$governor_fail" -eq 0 ]; then
+    log "CPU governor set to performance on ${governor_ok} core(s)"
+elif [ "$governor_ok" -gt 0 ]; then
+    log "WARN: CPU governor: ${governor_ok} OK, ${governor_fail} failed"
+elif [ "$governor_fail" -gt 0 ]; then
+    log "WARN: failed to set CPU governor on ${governor_fail} core(s)"
+else
+    log "WARN: no cpufreq scaling_governor paths found (C-state governor or HW-controlled)"
+fi
+
+# ── Transparent Huge Pages ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Kernel cmdline sets transparent_hugepage=always at boot, but confirm and log.
+thp_path=/sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/enabled
+if [ -f "$thp_path" ]; then
+    current=$(cat "$thp_path" 2>/dev/null)
+    log "transparent_hugepage: ${current}"
+else
+    log "WARN: transparent_hugepage sysfs path not found"
+fi
+
+log "done"