powerd adaptive mode latching

[Daniel O'Connor]

On Thu, 17 Jan 2008, Dag-Erling Smørgrav wrote:
> "Daniel O'Connor" <doconnor at gsoft.com.au> writes:
> > One problem with it is that it lags behind actual usage by a few
> > seconds (presumably averaging it).
>
> It is based on the (didle/dt) / (dtotal/dt) fraction computed from
> kern.cp_time, which can take a while to ramp up.  This is not easily
> seen in a cursory reading of the code, as the fraction is computed in
> a very roundabout way.

I meant the current usage reported by ACPI.
Presumably totally up to the BIOS implementation as to how it works..

> > Turning the LCD off saves about 4W too.
>
> Hmm, it would be interesting to experiment with varying backlight
> brightness based on system load :)

Heh, sounds like a great way to get a headache 8-)

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