Li, Aubrey wrote: >> >> Before the fix for 6818514, this i7 920 system would stay at the >> highest P-state frequency. However, even after the fix it is very >> easy to nudge the system into the highest P-state and it may take up >> to a minute of (apparent) inactivity before it moves back to the >> lowest P-state. > > So after it moves back to the lowest P-state, will it stay at lowest P-state > 100% forever if no any other activity on your side? > > Are you using b122 with Xorg? Yes to both questions.
Typing in a thunderbird compose window is enough to send the P-state back to the highest clock setting. My /etc/power.conf contains only what was configured by the installation. The cpupm entry is missing the mode, so I don't know if the dafault is poll or event. device-dependency-property removable-media /dev/fb autopm default autoS3 default cpu-threshold 1s # Auto-Shutdown Idle(min) Start/Finish(hh:mm) Behavior autoshutdown 30 9:00 9:00 noshutdown cpupm enable
