On Sat 2007-07-21 16:18:57, Alon Bar-Lev wrote:
> On 7/21/07, Pavel Machek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I'm not sure it is good idea. We should either let cpu frequency
> > scaling do its job during suspend (it should just scale to the max
> > when it sees cpu load), or force it to _minimum_. Machines will
> > overheat on max cpufreq, and they may overload their batteries.
> 
> What?
> Minimum...
> Let's talk in numbers...
> It takes my machine 24 seconds to suspend with max freq.
> It takes my machine 45 seconds to suspend with load freq
> (Automatically set by cpufreqd when battery is low).

What is the number with default ondemand governor?

> I've never heard that machie can overheat by cpufreq, if they do, it
> is a good receipt to damage computers. This is bad hardware design and
> is nothing to do with suspend, as any other program can damage the
> computer while it is on.

Userland cpufreq should be unable to overheat computers, correct.

                                                                        Pavel
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