Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 13 May 2009 17:10:54 +0200 | From | Andi Kleen <> | Subject | Re: [RFC PATCH v2 0/2] Saving power by cpu evacuation sched_max_capacity_pct=n |
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> > Yes that's fine and common, but you actually need to save power for this, > > which throttling doesn't do. > > > > My understanding this work is a extension of the existing > > sched_mc_power_savings features that tries to be optionally more > > aggressive to keep complete package idle so that package level > > power saving kicks in. > > > > I'm just requesting that they don't call that throttling. > > Ah no, this work differs in that regard in that it actually 'generates' > idle time, instead of optimizing idle time.
That is what i meant with "more aggressive to keep complete packages idle" above.
> > Therefore it takes actual cpu time away from real work, which is > throttling. Granted, one could call it limiting or similar, but > throttling is a correct name.
That will be always ongoing confusion with the existing established term.
If you really need to call it throttling use "scheduler throttling" or something like that, but a different word would be better.
-Andi -- ak@linux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only.
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