Messages in this thread | | | From | Andi Kleen <> | Subject | Re: Status of X86_P4_CLOCKMOD? | Date | Tue, 28 Feb 2006 23:22:01 +0100 |
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On Tuesday 28 February 2006 22:39, Dmitry Torokhov wrote: > On 2/28/06, Dominik Brodowski <linux@dominikbrodowski.net> wrote: > > On Tue, Feb 28, 2006 at 03:26:32PM -0600, Matt Mackall wrote: > > > > So even if the battery lasts longer, you don't have anything of it, 'cause > > > > the CPU can even compute _less_ in this longer time-span. Remember that > > > > idling doesn't count... > > > > > > Which is different from other power-saving modes how? If it means I > > > can read my email longer on the plane, it's a power-saving mode. > > > > But you can't... [*] > ... > > [*] unless the idling algorithm is broken and does not enter C2-type idle > > states. > > Or box does not support anything but C1.
There are quite advanced forms of C1 around. And I would expect even old style dumb C1 to save more than throttling.
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