Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:13 -0400 | Subject | Re: Bug Report for Linux Kernel 3.x | From | Steevven1 <> |
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Thanks for the comment. I have already tried this with several different 3-series kernels. There was no effect on power consumption or output from powertop.
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On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 11:58 PM, Dave Jones <davej@redhat.com> wrote: > On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 07:19:35PM -0400, Steevven1 wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I would like to report what myself and several others believe to be a > > serious bug affecting all Linux kernels 3.0 and up, and none below 3.0 > > (2.6.x and lower). > > > > One-sentence description: On certain hardware, the 3.x series kernels > > drain a considerable amount more power than the 2.6-series kernels, up > > to 40% more, even when idle. > > > > The specific hardware I have personally tested is a Lenovo ThinkPad > > X220 with an Intel SandyBridge i7 2620M processor. > > Sounds like https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=727579 > Try booting with i915.i915_enable_rc6=1 > > Dave > > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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