Re: Bug Report for Linux Kernel 3.x

[Arjan van de Ven <arjan@linux.intel.com>]

On 8/24/2011 6:58 AM, Frederic Weisbecker wrote:
> (Please don't top-post)
>
> On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 08:21:50PM -0400, Steevven1 wrote:
>> QUICK NOTE - Thanks for replying directly to me as well as the mailing
>> list. I am NOT on that mailing list. Please continue to do this.
>>
>> That is correct about sparse irq. That was causing the first problem,
>> and solving that did in fact result in better power performance, but
>> it was apparently NOT the bulk of the problem.
>>
>> We still have no diagnosis at all for the apparently still-present
>> other (mystery) problem. Powertop now reports to me very low processor
>> wakeups (basically the same as the 2.6-series kernels), which
>> indicates to me that the problem is PROBABLY not related to processor
>> wakeups. I am by no means an expert. The top wakeup-causers with the
>> modified 3.0 kernel (no sparse irq) and an idle system are "[iwlagn]
>> <interrupt>" (wifi), "[i915]<interrupt>" (I don't know what this is),
>> and "[kernel scheduler] Load balancing tick"
>>
>> P-states/frequencies are handled about the same as with the 2.6
>> kernels, so I don't see a problem there either.
>>
>> What else can I check? It seems like powertop is telling me nothing
>> about this mystery power drain.
> Well, if powertop has nothing to tell about that, I have no clue where
> to go. I'm adding more people in Cc in the hope they can be more
> helpful.
>


make sure to use powertop 1.98