https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=717454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=717454#c0 Summary: Power consumption of 3.0.4 kernel is 10-20W higher than 2.6.37 on new i7 based SandyBridge processors Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 11.4 Version: Final Platform: Other OS/Version: Other Status: NEW Severity: Major Priority: P5 - None Component: Kernel AssignedTo: kernel-maintainers@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: awafaa@opensuse.org QAContact: qa@suse.de Found By: --- Blocker: --- Created an attachment (id=450402) --> (http://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=450402) hwinfo for X220 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/535.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/13.0.782.220 Safari/535.1 Running on Intel® Core™ i7-2620M power usage is through the roof when using the 3.0.4 kernel. On average it is 10-20W higher than the 2.6.37 kernel. My 9 cell battery lasts ~4hrs instead of ~9hrs. hwinfo attached. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Boot up 2. Watch battery drain Expected Results: Battery should last ~9hrs+ using ~11W -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.