Re: [linux-pm] [PATCH] cpuidle: avoid singing capacitors

[Pierre Ossman]

On Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:47:30 -0700
"Pallipadi, Venkatesh" <venkatesh.pallipadi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> Can you try using /dev/cpu_dma_latency from an user space application.
> Refer Documentation/pm_qos_interface.txt for usage. With this interface
> you can change menu governor behavior from userspace, by dynamically
> allowing it to use C3 or not. I am thinking that something like allowing
> C3 for few seconds and blocking it for few seconds may help.
> 

I don't quite follow. Is the theory that you get a window of a few seconds where the system stops making a noise, even as it toggles C3?

Rgds
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