On Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:48:14 -0800 "H. Peter Anvin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I think C3 guarantees that the cache contents stay intact, and thus > it might make sense in some technology to preserve the TLB as well > (being a kind of cache.) that sounds nice. It's fiction though ;-) The thing to realize is that linux only sees "ACPI C3"; the BIOS maps that C3 to.. well any of the C states the processor in the system has. What you're saying is afaik correct for the *hardware* C3, not for the "C3" that Linux sees.. -- If you want to reach me at my work email, use [EMAIL PROTECTED] For development, discussion and tips for power savings, visit http://www.lesswatts.org -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
