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[Bug 717454] Power consumption of 3.0.4 kernel is 10-20W higher than 2.6.37 on new i7 based SandyBridge processors
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- Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 08:10:02 +0000
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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=717454
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=717454#c12
--- Comment #12 from Andrew Wafaa <awafaa@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 2011-09-25 08:09:59 UTC
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Adding the following kernel parameter to the 3.0.4 kernel brings usage down
from 22W to 11W:
i915.i915_enable_rc6=1
This also seems to fix fan over utilisation/heat which may have been the cause
of the additional power drain.
For reference see https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=727579
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