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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: [PATCH] powerdevil-remove-cpufreq.patch
From:       Sebastian =?iso-8859-1?q?K=FCgler?= <sebas () kde ! org>
Date:       2010-03-08 13:16:38
Message-ID: 201003081416.38776.sebas () kde ! org
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On Monday 08 March 2010 13:50:19 Valerio Pilo wrote:
> > It's a misunderstanding that you reduce energy consumption by setting
> > your processor's governor to 'powersave', really.
> >
> > Do you have numbers that you're battery lasts longer than before?

> Yes, it lasts longer. Not an amazing amount of time more, but still quite
> a  bit longer than when I put it into 'ondemand' and do usual work (web
> development and/or compiling stuff). This is keeping in mind screen
> brightness etc.
> I think it happens because when in 'powersave' mode, it can never run at
> full  speed...

What numbers are we talking about? Is the machine completely idle when measuring? If 
not, what are the workloads, are they comparable?
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sebas

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