Re: [RFC] sleepy linux

Oliver Neukum
2007-12-26T20:08:35Z

Am Mittwoch, 26. Dezember 2007 19:56:59 schrieb H. Peter Anvin:
> > 3) Network card that is either down
> >    or can wake up system on any packet (and not loose too many packets)
> >
>
> This is the big crux I see.  You're going to constantly wake up the
> machine due to broadcast packets, and spend a lot of power just going in
> and out of S3.

How many machines care a lot about saving power while they are connected
to an ethernet? Wlan might be more of a problem.

Regards
Oliver

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