RE: high power consumption in recent kernels

From: Chen, Tim C
Date: Wed Sep 29 2010 - 11:49:24 EST


Norbert,

Can you try with the no-hz ratelimit now code REMOVED, and see if
that will reduce your system power and cpu wakeups further.
Your last testing has the no-hz ratelimit code and we will like
to compare the effect with and without the code.

Sorry for the confusion.

Tim

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Norbert Preining [mailto:preining@xxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 7:39 AM
>To: Shi, Alex
>Cc: Peter Zijlstra; Chen, Tim C; arjan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx;
>efault@xxxxxx; Li, Shaohua; tglx;
>linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Zhao, Yakui
>Subject: Re: high power consumption in recent kernels
>
>Hi Alex,
>
>> Could you like to try the following patch on your system and see how
>> many power it consumption now?
>
>But this patch is excately what you send me already and what I tried
>and I answered in the last email?
>
>Do I miss something here?
>
>All the best
>
>Norbert
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