From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263158AbVG3UNv (ORCPT ); Sat, 30 Jul 2005 16:13:51 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263122AbVG3ULm (ORCPT ); Sat, 30 Jul 2005 16:11:42 -0400 Received: from gprs189-60.eurotel.cz ([160.218.189.60]:55500 "EHLO amd.ucw.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263157AbVG3UKz (ORCPT ); Sat, 30 Jul 2005 16:10:55 -0400 Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2005 22:10:49 +0200 From: Pavel Machek To: Lee Revell Cc: Marc Ballarin , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Power consumption HZ100, HZ250, HZ1000: new numbers Message-ID: <20050730201049.GE2093@elf.ucw.cz> References: <20050730004924.087a7630.Ballarin.Marc@gmx.de> <1122678943.9381.44.camel@mindpipe> <20050730120645.77a33a34.Ballarin.Marc@gmx.de> <1122746718.14769.4.camel@mindpipe> <20050730195116.GB9188@elf.ucw.cz> <1122753864.14769.18.camel@mindpipe> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1122753864.14769.18.camel@mindpipe> X-Warning: Reading this can be dangerous to your mental health. User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi! > > > I think this is a good argument for leaving HZ at 1000 until some of > > > these userspace bugs are fixed. > > > > WTF? HZ=1000 eats energy like crazy. artsd eats energy like crazy. And > > you advocate breaking kernel because artsd is broken?! > > Maybe I am showing my ignorance as a non-laptop user. Is 6.67mW a > really big difference? First numbers were 0.5W on idle system; that shows what kind of powersaving can be done. Powersaving is no longer possible when artsd is not running, but that should not be used as argument against it. Pavel -- if you have sharp zaurus hardware you don't need... you know my address