Solene Rapenne <sol...@perso.pw> wrote:
> On mardi 2 novembre 2021 19:19:03 CET, Paul de Weerd wrote:
> > A recent commit by Theo changed the hw.perfpolicy behavior to always
> > run at full speed when AC power is on. This means that my workstation
> > (and servers, once I upgrade them) now consumes significantly more
> > power, even though they usually idle.
> >
> > [weerd@pom] $ sysctl hw.{vendor,product,perfpolicy,setperf,cpuspeed}
> > hw.vendor=Dell Inc.
> > hw.product=OptiPlex 9020
> > hw.perfpolicy=auto
> > hw.setperf=100
> > hw.cpuspeed=3401
> >
> > If I'd want to use the old behavior on "non laptop" systems, what
> > would be the best approach to try to achieve that? I mean, I can
> > revert the commit, but then I'm stuck with a frankenstein system.
> >
> > Would another "economy" perfpolicy be better, or would it make more
> > sense to try to divine the type of system and adjust accordingly?
> >
> > Paul
> >
>
> Hello,
>
> I noticed a 1 watt or so increase on idle on a T470
> which is perfectly acceptable for me given the
> responsiveness boost that comes with this change.
>
How dare you
