Jean Paul Swigamir wrote: > Aaron Griffin wrote: >> On 5/12/07, Vinay S Shastry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> On Sunday 13 May 2007 8:57:14 am Scott Horowitz wrote: >>>> On 5/12/07, Mircea Bardac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>> Unfortunately, the kernel 2.6.21 in Arch misses a config option to make >>>>> this utility work, namely: CONFIG_TIMER_STATS >>>>> - http://marc.info/?l=linux-acpi&m=117893445111118&w=2 >>>>> >>>>> I believe it would be nice to have this enabled in the default kernel. >>>> I second this, would be nice to have :) >>> powertop also says: >>> >>> Suggestion: Enable the CONFIG_USB_SUSPEND kernel configuration option. >>> This option will automatically disable UHCI USB when not in use, and may >>> save approximately 1 Watt of power. >>> >>> How about enabling CONFIG_USB_SUSPEND too? >> I like both of theses - please post a bug in the bug tracker so tpowa sees it >> >> _______________________________________________ >> arch mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch > > I'm not well-versed in the functionality of CONFIG_USB_SUSPEND, so forgive my > ignorance, but wouldn't enabling it break the ability to charge a > phone/dap/etc > via USB? Through a quick web search, it appears that it does have this > effect. I > would suggest not enabling such an option in the default kernel if this is > the case. >
That only happens with devices which do not negotiate power requirements with the USB controller. So most likely that cheap-ass gadget stuff like fans and lights will stop working as they don't carry any logic, just draw power. _______________________________________________ arch mailing list [email protected] http://archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch
