From owner-freebsd-acpi@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 12 00:30:42 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 480471065674 for ; Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:30:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gaijin.k@gmail.com) Received: from qw-out-2122.google.com (qw-out-2122.google.com [74.125.92.27]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EA8F18FC0C for ; Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:30:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gaijin.k@gmail.com) Received: by qw-out-2122.google.com with SMTP id 9so124215qwb.7 for ; Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:30:41 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:subject:from:to:cc :in-reply-to:references:content-type:date:message-id:mime-version :x-mailer:content-transfer-encoding; bh=/HWiepzHIQsjGD1EwBr3PKwMnghxpLqwWv0AdIEX0HA=; b=d2aafqJ6FSj9IrF8QxO4tlsEJk9xbEjelfXL4GG3zyq/GeyYoROV4EUynudLiDzzM6 6AXYRF7MObcmCJ1BA+vavLbFXwJ5UpRLeSaSUtVyfXKEGWPlubt3kXIya+tufNr84WPF xs/kVE8XKo321ddzNPTF4QzY54xXvN0PIKO24= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=subject:from:to:cc:in-reply-to:references:content-type:date :message-id:mime-version:x-mailer:content-transfer-encoding; b=LftfewDeatS799lc+Xw7KslwPSpzz/Ov/buuGD+InyVy9SDYcUXD7xYMgJqgn9zTu+ A4XYPrYuqmQQkWoeG6TXRj5hNF1UtA90mceSCt9l94RyIZhgySn+upFX9Qpgs5owGcNY wDhiBkQpyWQ31M3C0KCOJLQcUHbDV4rDwX3cg= Received: by 10.215.100.1 with SMTP id c1mr9174824qam.113.1226449841189; Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:30:41 -0800 (PST) Received: from ?10.0.3.231? (pool-70-111-21-88.nwrk.east.verizon.net [70.111.21.88]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 8sm12037634ywg.6.2008.11.11.16.30.40 (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:30:40 -0800 (PST) From: "Alexandre \"Sunny\" Kovalenko" To: Nenhum_de_Nos In-Reply-To: <7d13c992592d1976010179b40b26c057.squirrel@cygnus.homeunix.com> References: <491404BF.1090807@FreeBSD.org> <49186111.9020103@root.org> <20081111161549.U70117@sola.nimnet.asn.au> <7d13c992592d1976010179b40b26c057.squirrel@cygnus.homeunix.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:30:30 -0500 Message-Id: <1226449830.1244.30.camel@RabbitsDen> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.22.3.1 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Cc: freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org Subject: Re: RFC: powerd algorithms enhancements X-BeenThere: freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: ACPI and power management development List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:30:42 -0000 On Tue, 2008-11-11 at 15:56 -0200, Nenhum_de_Nos wrote: > On Tue, November 11, 2008 3:20 am, Ian Smith wrote: > > On Mon, 10 Nov 2008, Nenhum_de_Nos wrote: > > > as all you are talking about the subject, and I read all messages, is > > > there any module to load and make my AthlonXP 1700+ use less power ? > > > > > > running 7-STABLE, just a file server. any acpi-stuff I could enable > > would > > > be great, as I just use all its power when compiling ... > > > > What does 'sysctl hw.acpi dev.cpu' have to say? > [...] > [root@xxx ~]# sysctl dev.cpu > dev.cpu.0.%desc: ACPI CPU > dev.cpu.0.%driver: cpu > dev.cpu.0.%location: handle=\_PR_.CPU0 > dev.cpu.0.%pnpinfo: _HID=none _UID=0 > dev.cpu.0.%parent: acpi0 > dev.cpu.0.cx_supported: C1/0 C2/90 C3/900 > dev.cpu.0.cx_lowest: C1 > dev.cpu.0.cx_usage: 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% > [root@xxx ~]# > > if it rings any bells :) All I can suggest here is sysctl dev.cpu.0.cx_lowest="C3" or, if it gets you totally unresponsive machine, sysctl dev.cpu.0.cx_lowest="C2" how much of the power saving you will see from this is the separate question. -- Alexandre "Sunny" Kovalenko (Олександр Коваленко)