Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Thu, 7 Jul 2005 16:40:17 -0400 | From | Dave Jones <> | Subject | Re: enhanced intel speedstep feature was Re: speedstep-centrino on dothan |
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On Thu, Jul 07, 2005 at 10:22:25PM +0200, st3@riseup.net wrote:
> > This hasn't been seen to save any power whatsoever that I've seen. > > It drops down power rating by 1500-1800mW on my Toshiba Satellite A50 > while idling at 400MHz. > > > I've heard a few reports that it reduces heat for a few folks, but > > betting on it increasing your battery life is probably a push. > > Just a latest question: can be p4-clockmod used together with > speedstep-centrino? If not, would it make any sense to patch > speedstep-centrino to use this feature too?
There was some discussion on cpufreq list long ago to make cpufreq drivers stackable, but it's never been a high enough priority for anyone to actually do the work.
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