[Kernel-packages] [Bug 825989] Re: radeon driver power management is very bad: GPU always runs at maximum clock speed
Launchpad has imported 3 comments from the remote bug at https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=41420. If you reply to an imported comment from within Launchpad, your comment will be sent to the remote bug automatically. Read more about Launchpad's inter-bugtracker facilities at https://help.launchpad.net/InterBugTracking. On 2011-10-03T08:49:39+00:00 Hans Bakker wrote: [This is not my own bug, but I decided that it would be better to repost it upstream from https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg- video-ati/+bug/825989. I have the same problem with my laptop GPU.] The clock frequency of the GPU is set to maximum by default and it is never throttled back. This leads to a laptop battery that is drained quickly, an unneccesary amount of heat produced, an annoying fan, etc etc. Users can set the frequency through the command line like with echo dynpm > /sys/class/drm/card0/device/power_method but most users don't know about this. Reply at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/825989/comments/2 On 2013-07-22T14:31:45+00:00 Tomas Pospisek wrote: Does this change anything?: http://www.botchco.com/agd5f/?p=57 Available in kernel 3.11 Reply at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/825989/comments/4 On 2016-02-26T06:13:10+00:00 Christopher M. Penalver wrote: Fix released downstream. Reply at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/825989/comments/7 ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-driver-ati Status: Confirmed => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/825989 Title: radeon driver power management is very bad: GPU always runs at maximum clock speed Status in xserver-xorg-driver-ati: Invalid Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: Opensource radeon driver's power management is EXTREMELY bad, at least in default OS setup. Configuation: Virtually any (K,X)Ubuntu (32, 64) so far. Latest tested is Xubuntu 11.10 alpha but problem also exists in 11.04, etc. Problem I own 2 x AMD HD 5770 PCI-E graphic cards. When I use Radeon opensource driver, power management is REALLY, REALLY bad. Both GPUs are always running at maximum - 850MHz core and 1200MHz RAM. Never reducing frequency, ever. Even if load is minimal or one of cards is unused at all (secondary display detached and no other loads on secondary GPU). This leads to unreasonable power dissipation for nothing, CO2 emissions, etc. Cards have leds to indicate load, each supply phase with it's own led. I can see GPU supply runs all 3 phases all the time on both cards. In fact, it's quite unpleasant to get ~100W of heat for nothing when it is already +30C around. Not to mention GPU coolers are making some noise and power consumption is bad. Expected: fglrx is much better at power management. Under exactly same scenario it instantly downclocks both cards to 157MHz core and ~340MHz RAM, drastically reducing power consumption (I can even see how 3rd phase of card's supply is shut off on it's LED after fglrx loads and hear that cooler slows down). I believe opensource Radeon should do the same, in default setups. After all, it can get frequencies from the card so it's probably not that hard to set thses frequencies as well. Actually it looks like if Radeon actually capable of managing power but this does not works for some reason yet. ProblemType: Bug [deleted] - erroneously pasted this from wrong (fglrx) package. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/xserver-xorg-driver-ati/+bug/825989/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Kernel-packages] [Bug 825989] Re: radeon driver power management is very bad: GPU always runs at maximum clock speed
Radeon dynamic power management was introduced in the 3.11 kernel and further refined in the 3.13 kernel used by Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr. ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/825989 Title: radeon driver power management is very bad: GPU always runs at maximum clock speed Status in X.org XServer - ATI gfx chipset driver: Confirmed Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: Opensource radeon driver's power management is EXTREMELY bad, at least in default OS setup. Configuation: Virtually any (K,X)Ubuntu (32, 64) so far. Latest tested is Xubuntu 11.10 alpha but problem also exists in 11.04, etc. Problem I own 2 x AMD HD 5770 PCI-E graphic cards. When I use Radeon opensource driver, power management is REALLY, REALLY bad. Both GPUs are always running at maximum - 850MHz core and 1200MHz RAM. Never reducing frequency, ever. Even if load is minimal or one of cards is unused at all (secondary display detached and no other loads on secondary GPU). This leads to unreasonable power dissipation for nothing, CO2 emissions, etc. Cards have leds to indicate load, each supply phase with it's own led. I can see GPU supply runs all 3 phases all the time on both cards. In fact, it's quite unpleasant to get ~100W of heat for nothing when it is already +30C around. Not to mention GPU coolers are making some noise and power consumption is bad. Expected: fglrx is much better at power management. Under exactly same scenario it instantly downclocks both cards to 157MHz core and ~340MHz RAM, drastically reducing power consumption (I can even see how 3rd phase of card's supply is shut off on it's LED after fglrx loads and hear that cooler slows down). I believe opensource Radeon should do the same, in default setups. After all, it can get frequencies from the card so it's probably not that hard to set thses frequencies as well. Actually it looks like if Radeon actually capable of managing power but this does not works for some reason yet. ProblemType: Bug [deleted] - erroneously pasted this from wrong (fglrx) package. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/xserver-xorg-driver-ati/+bug/825989/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Kernel-packages] [Bug 825989] Re: radeon driver power management is very bad: GPU always runs at maximum clock speed
RISC_CPU, this bug was reported a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an issue? If so, could you please test for this with the latest development release of Ubuntu? ISO images are available from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com /daily-live/current/ . If it remains an issue, could you please run the following command in the development release from a Terminal (Applications-Accessories-Terminal), as it will automatically gather and attach updated debug information to this report: apport-collect -p linux replace-with-bug-number If reproducible, could you also please test the latest upstream kernel available (not the daily folder) following https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds ? It will allow additional upstream developers to examine the issue. Once you've tested the upstream kernel, please comment on which kernel version specifically you tested. If this bug is fixed in the mainline kernel, please add the following tags: kernel-fixed-upstream kernel-fixed-upstream-VERSION-NUMBER where VERSION-NUMBER is the version number of the kernel you tested. For example: kernel-fixed-upstream-v3.13-rc6 This can be done by clicking on the yellow circle with a black pencil icon next to the word Tags located at the bottom of the bug description. As well, please remove the tag: needs-upstream-testing If the mainline kernel does not fix this bug, please add the following tags: kernel-bug-exists-upstream kernel-bug-exists-upstream-VERSION-NUMBER As well, please remove the tag: needs-upstream-testing Once testing of the upstream kernel is complete, please mark this bug's Status as Confirmed. Please let us know your results. Thank you for your understanding. ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 748080 ATI card fan is always on with opensource radeon driver ** Tags added: needs-kernel-logs needs-upstream-testing regression- potential ** Package changed: xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu) = linux (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided = Medium -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/825989 Title: radeon driver power management is very bad: GPU always runs at maximum clock speed Status in X.org XServer - ATI gfx chipset driver: Confirmed Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Opensource radeon driver's power management is EXTREMELY bad, at least in default OS setup. Configuation: Virtually any (K,X)Ubuntu (32, 64) so far. Latest tested is Xubuntu 11.10 alpha but problem also exists in 11.04, etc. Problem I own 2 x AMD HD 5770 PCI-E graphic cards. When I use Radeon opensource driver, power management is REALLY, REALLY bad. Both GPUs are always running at maximum - 850MHz core and 1200MHz RAM. Never reducing frequency, ever. Even if load is minimal or one of cards is unused at all (secondary display detached and no other loads on secondary GPU). This leads to unreasonable power dissipation for nothing, CO2 emissions, etc. Cards have leds to indicate load, each supply phase with it's own led. I can see GPU supply runs all 3 phases all the time on both cards. In fact, it's quite unpleasant to get ~100W of heat for nothing when it is already +30C around. Not to mention GPU coolers are making some noise and power consumption is bad. Expected: fglrx is much better at power management. Under exactly same scenario it instantly downclocks both cards to 157MHz core and ~340MHz RAM, drastically reducing power consumption (I can even see how 3rd phase of card's supply is shut off on it's LED after fglrx loads and hear that cooler slows down). I believe opensource Radeon should do the same, in default setups. After all, it can get frequencies from the card so it's probably not that hard to set thses frequencies as well. Actually it looks like if Radeon actually capable of managing power but this does not works for some reason yet. ProblemType: Bug [deleted] - erroneously pasted this from wrong (fglrx) package. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/xserver-xorg-driver-ati/+bug/825989/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
