[ltp] HPET timer on thinkpads?

[Igor V. Rafienko]

on Oct 23, 2007, 07:37, Nils wrote:

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>> Incidentally, it seems that 2.6.23 with hpet, no-ticks, cpuidle and all 
>> that draws about 1.3W *more* than 2.6.22 without the hpet-patches. Does 
>> anyone else experience that?
>
> Yes, I've the same problem with the T41p and 2.6.23.1-hrt3. (I thought 
> it was a problem with slub or slab allocator, but the power consumption 
> is the same with both allocators.)


Hmm... this cannot possibly be the intention of the patch.

Is there something obvious that should or should not be "turned on" or 
tweaked with 2.6.23 as compared to 2.6.22?





ivr
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