From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Dominik Brodowski Subject: Re: what is throttling? Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2004 16:32:11 +0200 Sender: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Message-ID: <20041007143211.GA8197@dominikbrodowski.de> References: <20041006090408.GA17104@rap.rap.dk> <20041006114935.GF17247@wotan.suse.de> <20041006141245.GB6785@poupinou.org> <4165588F.8000109@mega.ist.utl.pt> <20041007134321.GA26345@dominikbrodowski.de> <416562FB.2060507@mega.ist.utl.pt> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <416562FB.2060507-aHmAgkVUFT6Joy8PIJZ9VA@public.gmane.org> Errors-To: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: To: Anil Mamede Cc: acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org On Thu, Oct 07, 2004 at 03:38:35PM +0000, Anil Mamede wrote: > >If the CPU is in an idle mode of type C2, throttling doesn't reduce the > >energy take-in of the CPU. > > The CPU change modes automatically? Not the CPU, the ACPI processor module automatically changes CPU power states (working / C1 / C2 / C3) if these are supported. Dominik ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: IT Product Guide on ITManagersJournal Use IT products in your business? Tell us what you think of them. Give us Your Opinions, Get Free ThinkGeek Gift Certificates! Click to find out more http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/guidepromo.tmpl