http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=558968
http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=558968#c7
Bruce Lilly
Please read: http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.cpufreq/6147
Contains a two-sentence unsupported assertion.
Confirms similar problem on different hardware with P4.
There are two arguments for keeping this: - Broken HW (e.g. not working fan) - Let people believe they save power, while they don't
These are not "arguments", they are strawmen (and not convincing ones); nobody but you is talking about "Broken HW (e.g. not working fan)", and the power savings with working p4-clockmod (e.g. openSuSE 11.1 or with resored working code built as a module as described earlier) are both 1) real and measureable (e.g. via DC power input current on a laptop) and 2) clear and obvious (by reduced CPU temperature and power consumption when p4-clockmod is operating) Your claim is that there is no power saving; you'll need to supply measurements (rather than ivory-tower pontification) on real hardware to prove that; I (and apparently others) have real data from real systems that show real power savings. [...]
I agree that it is a problem that Window shows e.g. 300 MHz which is not true and people think they miss an important power saving feature, but this is wrong.
You keep repeating your unsubstantiated claim that there is no power savings; THAT is clearly wrong, and you need to look at actual operation of real hardware. -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.