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    SubjectRe: [RFC][PATCH 12/12] PM / r8169: Add simplified run-time PM support
    > > > > Which means it saves 0.6W :-). Measuring power in Wh/h is "interesting".
    > > >
    > > > You can't save power, you can only save energy. Wh is just an energy unit.
    > >
    > > Of course we can save power, you just did :-).
    > >
    > > (And in some cases -- data centers, limited cooling -- you are limited
    > > by power, not energy.
    >
    > But still energy is what you pay for, isn't it?

    Energy is what you pay for, but if you eat too much power, data centre
    overheats and goes down.

    > > You are right that on notebooks, energy is more important.)
    >
    > You may require less power to run, so if that's what you mean by "saving", then
    > I agree. :-)

    Yes, that's what I meant by saving :-), and yes, they are very
    related.
    Pavel
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