Re: Re: power is always C2 on toshiba A40 261

[Nate Lawson <nate-Y6VGUYTwhu0@public.gmane.org>]

On Wed, 23 Jun 2004, Olive Esseret wrote:
> --- Stefan Seyfried <seife-T+3qhDtrTvDv8lqoKu5MV4HBZQ1bDw0s@public.gmane.org>
> wrote:
> > On Wed, Jun 23, 2004 at 05:25:35AM -0700, Olive
> > Esseret wrote:
> > > Hello,
> >
> > > The content of the file
> > >
> > > /proc/acpi/processor/CPU0/power
> > > (see attached file power.txt.bz2)
> >
> > (it is a bit cumbersome attaching such small files
> > compressed :-)
> >
> > > shows that I am *always* in C2 sate. I see also
> > that I
> >
> > you are probably using a USB mouse on a uhci-hcd
> > controller.
> > Unplug the mouse and it will enter C3.
>
> Thank you, you are entirely right. But my question was
> more about why I am never C1 even whan I use nearly
> 100% of CPU (I use this laptop mainly with the AC
> adaptator and I do not want to loose performance)

Maybe you're lucky and your C2 has such a low latency that it's considered
just as fast as C1.  The T40 specifies a 1 microsecond latency for C2
(same as C1).

-Nate


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