From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261394AbVHBGYd (ORCPT ); Tue, 2 Aug 2005 02:24:33 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261395AbVHBGYd (ORCPT ); Tue, 2 Aug 2005 02:24:33 -0400 Received: from viper.oldcity.dca.net ([216.158.38.4]:35517 "HELO viper.oldcity.dca.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S261394AbVHBGYc (ORCPT ); Tue, 2 Aug 2005 02:24:32 -0400 Subject: Re: [patch] i386 dynamic ticks 2.6.13-rc4 (code reordered) From: Lee Revell To: Con Kolivas Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, tony@atomide.com, tuukka.tikkanen@elektrobit.com, ck@vds.kolivas.org In-Reply-To: <200508021556.50450.kernel@kolivas.org> References: <200508021443.55429.kernel@kolivas.org> <200508021549.48711.kernel@kolivas.org> <1122961928.5490.10.camel@mindpipe> <200508021556.50450.kernel@kolivas.org> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Tue, 02 Aug 2005 02:24:29 -0400 Message-Id: <1122963870.5490.17.camel@mindpipe> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, 2005-08-02 at 15:56 +1000, Con Kolivas wrote: > On Tue, 2 Aug 2005 03:52 pm, Lee Revell wrote: > > On Tue, 2005-08-02 at 15:49 +1000, Con Kolivas wrote: > > > As a crude data point of idle system running a full kde desktop > > > environment on > > > powersave with minimal backlight and just chatting on IRC I find it's > > > just > > > under 10% battery life difference. > > > > Have you tried the same test but without artsd, or with it configured to > > release the sound device after some reasonable time, like 1-2s? > > I have it on release after 1 second already. Is there any difference in power use between this, and not running artsd at all? Lee