Hi Rafael,

Eric Saxe mentioned the same issue.   power.conf should
be platform independent.

Eric suggested using a more mechanism-unaware name such as
"cpu_deep_idle".

Thank you,
Bill


On 09/08/08 18:33, Rafael Vanoni wrote:
> Hi Bill
>
> I think it makes sense. I'm just wondering if/when sparc (or other 
> archs for that matter) implement c-states of their own, will we use 
> the same keyword or add a new, plat specific, one ?
>
> thanks
>
> Rafael
>
>
> Bill Holler wrote:
>> Hi Tesla-dev,
>>
>> We are planning to integrate Deep C-State support
>> disabled-by-default at first.  The user can enable it.
>>
>> Several people have suggested adding a line to /etc/power.conf.
>> How does this power.conf entry look:
>>
>> cstate   default
>>
>>
>> Possible settings: default, off, on, no entry.
>> List of meanings:
>>
>> default: Deep C-States disabled.
>> off: Deep C-States disabled.
>> on: Deep C-States enabled on supporting platforms (Nehalem).
>> no entry: Deep C-States disabled.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Bill Holler
>> Solaris Kernel Development
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