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From: Oliver Neukum <oliver@neukum.org>
Subject: Re: [ugly patch] Save .15W-.5W by AHCI powersaving
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:49:56 +0100
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Am Montag, 25. Februar 2008 23:42:58 schrieb Jeff Garzik:
> > This is cool enough that we really ought to do a hardware-independent
> > version, so that all SATA interfaces could benefit. =A0Especially ata_p=
iix,
> > but others too.
> =

> BTW we can also save power by allowing the user to choose to disable =

> hotplugging support. =A0Then we can power down PHYs that are not in use.

Can't we power them up periodically to check for new hardware?

	Regards
		Oliver