From 4777d511076ee57c3d8a77ef4bff13d9b8f62247 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Drath <drath@drath.cc>
Date: Sat, 23 May 2026 18:08:29 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] sanity check for power

---
 src/cpu.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/cpu.c b/src/cpu.c
index 92e448e..9bfe7cd 100644
--- a/src/cpu.c
+++ b/src/cpu.c
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ void cpu_update(struct cpu_sensors_t *c) {
 
 	c->ptotal = (float)(curr.energy - prev.energy) / (float)timespec_diff_us(&curr.ts, &prev.ts);
 	prev = curr;
+	if (c->ptotal > 500.0f || c->ptotal < 0.0f)
+		c->ptotal = 0.0f;
 
 	// lots of reads but still faster than reading /proc/cpuinfo
 	c->avg_freq = 0;