[ltp] Re: Getting ipw3945 kill switch to bring eth1 down?

[Stefan Monnier]

> That said, I usually down the interfaces and remove the device driver
> modules for stuff I am not using when on battery, because the kernel powers
> down or deactivates a lot of stuff when we do that, and that saves a
> noticeable ammount of power.

What it's worth: my T60's ipw3945 chip seems to consume 0.7W *more* when
the module is unloaded than when the interface is up and running in
power_save mode 7.


        Stefan "who thinks the ipw3945 kill_switch should trigger events
                independently from any thinkpad-sepcific code"