Re: [PATCH v4 14/16] sched/core: uclamp: request CAP_SYS_ADMIN by default

Peter Zijlstra
2018-09-24T15:56:43Z

On Mon, Sep 24, 2018 at 04:14:00PM +0100, Patrick Bellasi wrote:
> On 21-Sep 11:13, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > Laptops with active cooling however...
>
> How do you see active cooling playing a role ?
>
> Are you thinking, for example, at reduced fan noise if we remain below
> a certain OPP ?
>
> Are you factoring fans power consumptions into the overall P consumption ?

Nothing as fancy as that; I just figured that with a larger cooling
capacity, you can push chips higher onto that curve past the optimal
IPC/Watt point. Make it go fast etc..