Re: [PATCH] Dynamic tick for x86 version 050610-1

[hugang@soulinfo.com]

On Sat, Jun 18, 2005 at 04:30:32PM +1000, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:
> 
> > I'm try to port it powerpc, Here is a patch.
> > 
> >  Port Dynamic Tick Timer to new platform is easy. :)
> >   1) Find the reprogram timer interface.
> >   2) do a hook in the idle function.
> > 
> > That worked on my PowerBookG4 12'.
> 
> Did you get a measurable gain on power consumption ?
> 
> Last time I toyed with this, I didn't.

Today I do a measurable about it. 

First I using 2.6.12 without dynamic enable and unplug the AC power,
I check the /proc/pmu/battery_0, like this.
--
 flags      : 00000011
 charge     : 907
 max_charge : 2863
 current    : -987
 voltage    : 10950
 time rem.  : 3600
--
I only intresting with current, that show the system power load. 

When I enable dynamic, The current can low at -900.

So, It works. :>

2.6.12 + suspend2 + ck3 + dynamic 
http://soulinfo.com/~hugang/kernel/linux-2.6.12/

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