On 4 Aug 2007, at 17:01, Russell Harmon wrote: > On 8/4/07, Damon Hart-Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I sort of managed to build a custom kernel before, though was a >> little short of space on my (SD card) boot/usr area, and have never >> applied a whole patch set. >> >> What I'm mainly concerned about is: >> >> 1) What's the risk of actually *damaging* something trying to force >> HPET and C3/C4? >> >> 2) What extra power savings might a reasonably expect as a >> percentage? If, say, it is likely to be over 25% (eg 5W+) then it >> should be worth doing. >> >> It's all about potential risk/reward! >> > I am very far from an expert on C3 or HPET, but I don't believe that > there is any risk of damaging your hardware by applying the patches > designed to force C3. I'd suggest researching if said patches are > designed for your hardware first however. > > Also, i'm not sure about percentages, but I understand HPET alone can > provide a significant reduction in wakeups.
Thanks for your encouragement! Rgds Damon _______________________________________________ Power mailing list [email protected] http://www.bughost.org/mailman/listinfo/power
