[ltp] Direct Rendering's affect on battery life?

[Mike Kershaw]

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On Wed, Apr 05, 2006 at 10:40:24PM +0200, Torsten Wolf wrote:
> * Laurent Gilson <pumpkin@gmx.de> [06-04-05 17:35]:
> >
> >1. the DRI/DRM-part of the driver keeps the CPU awake even if there is =
=20
> >nothing to do. The CPU will switch to lower frequencies w/o any problems=
, =20
> >but it will stay in the first 1-2 C-States. W/o DRI/DRM it can enter C3 =
or =20
> >even C4 which reduce the power needed to run the CPU. Have a look at =20
> >/proc/acpi/processor/CPU/power and the "bus master activity". Optimal fo=
r =20
> >a idle desktop is 00000000.
>=20
>=20
> cat /proc/acpi/processor/CPU/power=20
> active state:            C3
> max_cstate:              C8
> bus master activity:     00000000
> states:
>     C1:                  type[C1] promotion[C2] demotion[--] latency[001]=
 usage[00000010]
>     C2:                  type[C2] promotion[C3] demotion[C1] latency[001]=
 usage[11270220]
>    *C3:                  type[C3] promotion[--] demotion[C2] latency[085]=
 usage[08844140]
>=20
> glxinfo
> name of display: :0.0
> display: :0  screen: 0
> direct rendering: Yes
>=20
> R52, X300, fglrx 8.23.7, 2.6.15

Similar results, T43, X300, 2.6.15.5, fglrx 8.22.5, xorg 7, dri turned
on.

dragorn@drd1812a ~ $ cat /proc/acpi/processor/CPU/power=20
active state:            C3
max_cstate:              C8
bus master activity:     00000000
states:
    C1:                  type[C1] promotion[C2] demotion[--] latency[001] u=
sage[00000010]
    C2:                  type[C2] promotion[C3] demotion[C1] latency[001] u=
sage[00366032]
    *C3:                 type[C3] promotion[--] demotion[C2] latency[085] u=
sage[00363324]

-m

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Mike Kershaw/Dragorn <dragorn@kismetwireless.net>
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