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From: Andre Eisenbach <int2str@gmail.com>
To: Con Kolivas <kernel@kolivas.org>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	Alexander Clouter <alex-kernel@digriz.org.uk>,
	cpufreq@www.linux.org.uk
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cpufreq_ondemand
Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 22:03:55 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <7f800d9f04101922031be5cfe8@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4172F3C5.8090604@kolivas.org>

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 08:35:49 +1000, Con Kolivas <kernel@kolivas.org> wrote:
> I'd much prefer it shot up to 100% or else every time the cpu usage went
> up there'd be an obvious lag till the machine ran at it's capable speed.
>   I very much doubt the small amount of time it spent at 100% speed with
> the default design would decrease the battery life significantly as well.

I like Alexanders idea better and will give it a good try. If the
speed steps down slowly but shoots up 100% quickly (as it is right
now), even a small task (like opening a folder, or scrolling down in a
document) will cause a tiny spike to 100% which takes a while to go
back down. The result is that the CPU spends most of it's time at 100%
or calming down. I wrote a small test program on my notebook which
confirms this.

It's either or. Either you go up AND down slowly (which I would
prefer), or you go up and down immediately. But spiking up and slowly
going back down is not a good combo.

Alex has my vote, even so I have to give if some more testing.

Cheers,
    Andre

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From: Andre Eisenbach <int2str@gmail.com>
To: Con Kolivas <kernel@kolivas.org>
Cc: Alexander Clouter <alex-kernel@digriz.org.uk>,
	venkatesh.pallipadi@intel.com, cpufreq@www.linux.org.uk,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cpufreq_ondemand
Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 22:03:55 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <7f800d9f04101922031be5cfe8@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4172F3C5.8090604@kolivas.org>

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 08:35:49 +1000, Con Kolivas <kernel@kolivas.org> wrote:
> I'd much prefer it shot up to 100% or else every time the cpu usage went
> up there'd be an obvious lag till the machine ran at it's capable speed.
>   I very much doubt the small amount of time it spent at 100% speed with
> the default design would decrease the battery life significantly as well.

I like Alexanders idea better and will give it a good try. If the
speed steps down slowly but shoots up 100% quickly (as it is right
now), even a small task (like opening a folder, or scrolling down in a
document) will cause a tiny spike to 100% which takes a while to go
back down. The result is that the CPU spends most of it's time at 100%
or calming down. I wrote a small test program on my notebook which
confirms this.

It's either or. Either you go up AND down slowly (which I would
prefer), or you go up and down immediately. But spiking up and slowly
going back down is not a good combo.

Alex has my vote, even so I have to give if some more testing.

Cheers,
    Andre

  parent reply	other threads:[~2004-10-20  5:03 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 34+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-10-17 22:29 [PATCH] cpufreq_ondemand Alexander Clouter
2004-10-17 22:29 ` Alexander Clouter
2004-10-17 22:35 ` Con Kolivas
2004-10-17 22:35   ` Con Kolivas
2004-10-17 22:44   ` Alexander Clouter
2004-10-17 22:44     ` Alexander Clouter
2004-10-19 18:22   ` Bruno Ducrot
2004-10-20  5:03   ` Andre Eisenbach [this message]
2004-10-20  5:03     ` Andre Eisenbach
2004-10-20  7:35     ` Len Brown
2004-10-20  7:35       ` Len Brown
2004-10-20 14:30       ` Dominik Brodowski
2004-10-20 21:03         ` Len Brown
2004-10-20 21:18           ` Dominik Brodowski
2004-10-17 22:45 ` Nebojsa Trpkovic
2004-10-18  7:27   ` Dominik Brodowski
2004-10-18  7:20 ` Dominik Brodowski
2004-10-18  7:20   ` Dominik Brodowski
2004-10-18  8:12   ` Mattia Dongili
2004-10-18  8:12     ` Mattia Dongili
2004-10-18  8:25   ` Alexander Clouter
2004-10-18  8:25     ` Alexander Clouter
2004-10-18  8:59     ` Dominik Brodowski
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2004-10-18  4:56 Pallipadi, Venkatesh
2004-10-18  4:56 ` Pallipadi, Venkatesh
2004-10-18  8:39 ` Alexander Clouter
2004-10-18  8:39   ` Alexander Clouter
2004-10-18  8:54   ` Dominik Brodowski
2004-10-19  5:06   ` Willy Tarreau
2004-10-19  5:06     ` Willy Tarreau
2004-10-18 22:48 Pallipadi, Venkatesh
2004-10-18 22:48 ` Pallipadi, Venkatesh
2004-10-18 23:18 ` Alexander Clouter
2004-10-18 23:18   ` Alexander Clouter

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