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

[Stefan Monnier]

>> 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.
[...]
> I haven't had the time to go try to convince the
> iwl4965/iwl3945/ipw3945 device driver maintainers of this, or to hack
> in the correct fix myself, but the workaround (rmmod the driver) is
> easy enough so it isn't a major tragedy.

It seems to be a different issue: as written above, I saw the extra
power consumption even after removing the module.


        Stefan