On Sat, 2026-02-07 at 10:14 -0600, Benjamin Martin wrote: > Package: linux-image-6.16.3+deb13-amd64-unsigned > Followup-For: Bug #1121192 > X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected] > > Answer is yes to both of your questions. > > It is kinda hard to explain but mainly I will be working on my computer when I > notice that the average frequency will be pegged at the top (4.4ghz in my > case),
CPU power saving depends on both frequency and idle states (where much of the CPU is stopped entirely). On x86 CPUs it's often better to run at high frequency for short periods and spend more time in idle state. Most tools showing you the average frequency don't take into account the time spent in idle state where the frequency is effectively 0. Have you measured actual power usage and compared the old and new kernel versions? > If I open system monitor I will see these 3 processes at the top of the > list. This may last for a few minutes and then my computer will go back to > idle. Again you have looked at some numbers and decided they are bad, but what is the real problem? > Also when using browsers, both Brave and Firefox, depending on the website I > will notice high CPU usage, such as scrolling through facebook but not limited > to that website. [...] Yes, modern web sites are very resource-intensive, but what makes this a Debian bug? Ben. -- Ben Hutchings This sentence contradicts itself - no actually it doesn't.
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