** Description changed: + * Impact + The CPU governor is forced to 'powersave' when gamemode exists + + * Test case + $ cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_governor + -> get the value + $ /usr/libexec/gamemode-simulate-game gedit + -> close gedit + $ cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_governor + -> the value should be the same as in the first step + + * Regression potential + it's only a config change about the governer selection so it should have other impact + + ---------------------------------------- + + Release: Ubuntu Groovy Gorilla (development branch), but should be the same in 20.04 Package version: 1.5.1-0ubuntu3 What happens: The not-commented-out line "defaultgov=powersave" in /etc/gamemode.ini causes gamemode to switch to the powersave governor on exit rather than reverting to whatever governor was in use when gamemode kicked in. For AMD CPUs at least powersave is not an appropriate setting -- the CPU will run slow regardless of demand. It's nice for when you want some peace and quiet, not so nice for doing work (or for playing games you haven't configured to use gamemode). What I expect to happen: Surely the sane, expected, and user-respecting behaviour here would be to return the system to the state it was in pre- gamemode?
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1875740 Title: gamemode throttles (AMD?) CPUs on exit (powersave governor) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gamemode/+bug/1875740/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
