Andrei Dorofeev wrote:
> I think there could be two approaches:
>
> 1) Intel puts all of their processors in three categories: single socket,
> dual socket (DP) and MP.  So it should be possible to tell roughly
> what kind of system we have just by looking at the part number.
>
> 2) ACPI FADT table has a special field called "Preferred_PM_Profile"
>   

The Suspend Resume project found Preferred_PM_Profile to be wrong
on most systems internal and external.  It could not be used for default
Energy Star/Suspend Resume enable.  I'll see if I can dig up that email.

Regards,
Bill


> which gets set by the OEMs to convey preferred power management
> profile to OSPM.  See page 114 in ACPI3.0a spec for the complete
> list.
>
> Hope this helps,
> - Andrei
>
> On 7/24/07, Michael Pogue <Michael.Pogue at sun.com> wrote:
>   
>> How is "workstation" determined?  Other OS's sometimes ask at install
>> time, but I don't recall such a question on Solaris install....
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> Bart Smaalders wrote:
>>     
>>> Mark Haywood wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Because some users care more about performance than power and unless we
>>>> have reason to think otherwise, we favor those who want performance.
>>>> Currently, none of our x86 platforms are power managed by default.
>>>> That's likely to change in the future when we identify systems that we
>>>> would like to be E* compliant.
>>>>         
>>> We may wish to power manage workstations by default.  Improving the
>>> speed of power management response will also help enable this.
>>>
>>> - Bart
>>>
>>>
>>>       
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