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SubjectRe: [linux-pm] [PATCH] cpuidle: avoid singing capacitors
On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:48:22 +0100
Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org> wrote:

> > I have now found a very hacky workaround that is slightly better than
> > disabling C3 altogether; making C3 exclusive to one core at a time. It
> > seems to kill the noise and the system now spends 50% in C3, instead of
> > 0%.
>
> I suspect it won't do much of C3 if only one core is idle this way.
> Most likely you just disabled C3 this way in a way invisible to software.
>

What a letdown... I'll pull out the old watt meter again and see if I can confirm that.

Rgds
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