Hi, "ps: I have a AMD dual core processor but if any specific h/w requirements exist, please let me know."
There could be problem. It's probably K8 dual core, where powernow isn't and can't be (easily) supported by Solaris. Best regards, Milan V ?t, 18. 11. 2008 v 19:48, Napanda Pemmaiah p??e: > Hi Sathvik, > > To get a feel of power management, you can download the current > PAD(Power Aware Dispatcher) bits from the tesla > page and see how it works on you AMD machine for various loads. Once > you get a hang of it, might be can look where > it needs improvement. > > Can get a copy of the bits from > "$ hg clone ssh://your-login at hg.opensolaris.org/hg/tesla/pad-gate" > > > For CPU power management to work on your AMD system, make sure it > supports the AMD "Powernow" capability. > > > HTH > Anup > > On 11/18/08 10:17, sathvik L wrote: > > Hello , > > > > I am Final year Engineering student of Computer science at Manipal , > > India. I have an experience of Linux application development of 2 > > years and I intend to do some research work in power management in > > kernels ( I started off with linux kernels but I found out that the > > opportunities at Solaris were a lot more) > > > > I intend to do this project as part of Code for Freedom contest. > > > > Specifically I would like to know if there is something I can > > contribute to Power aware dispatcher or tickless kernel > > architecture. I am relatively new to the area of power management , > > so could you please give me some pointers as to what outstanding > > projects exist. > > > > Looking for your help > > > > Thanks, > > Sathvik > > > > ps: I have a AMD dual core processor but if any specific h/w > > requirements exist, please let me know. > > > > ____________________________________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > > tesla-dev mailing list > > tesla-dev at opensolaris.org > > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/tesla-dev > > > >
