From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG  Mon Mar  8 13:34:14 2010
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 568DB1065673;
	Mon,  8 Mar 2010 13:34:14 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from tajudd@gmail.com)
Received: from mail-pw0-f54.google.com (mail-pw0-f54.google.com
	[209.85.160.54])
	by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1F1828FC31;
	Mon,  8 Mar 2010 13:34:13 +0000 (UTC)
Received: by pwj1 with SMTP id 1so4144371pwj.13
	for <multiple recipients>; Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:34:13 -0800 (PST)
DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma;
	h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references
	:date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type;
	bh=VV4bOB0jWLuLEfulA2ru9XutM1k2+TV+UI1iJRD4cXw=;
	b=hGXJ77dmtbYFJGg1gmw3Fv85HUo3XNVu3yUDbcVN5QzxXcUuYr4P3zpCmOnr87JtAa
	spfWddHSWlIFdQMSfuWU9uN1Spc1FLD4gnFveZo2ULTK1ZwFqdmXFraJuI4l/Vxvp9+J
	ZszqKq+TkWl3ZOITNmZt1sfDBHOdayMQav3mQ=
DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma;
	h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to
	:cc:content-type;
	b=m2Inhn8ef8eixNeMwX7z1yrfn1YzH77IjeIYEbkvXHQ7nr1/jnfx2u+PMO936EJtUi
	Nb0vzhq5tEuqtmRpVf2jS8CpC2ISU43/jXp7ZgfG0jGkXsp09MBfAS3xDdgl5HZMJAWj
	+vElObqSO3F+2dym3eFGbra9V5fNVRPF3rFr8=
MIME-Version: 1.0
Received: by 10.114.252.39 with SMTP id z39mr3280892wah.93.1268055253480; Mon, 
	08 Mar 2010 05:34:13 -0800 (PST)
In-Reply-To: <cf9b1ee01003080401g1cad0a4g3306676a0de4e724@mail.gmail.com>
References: <cf9b1ee01003080401g1cad0a4g3306676a0de4e724@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 06:34:13 -0700
Message-ID: <ade45ae91003080534x1f5626c9oe97a5154b008e72@mail.gmail.com>
From: Tim Judd <tajudd@gmail.com>
To: Dan Naumov <dan.naumov@gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Cc: Attilio Rao <attilio@freebsd.org>,
	FreeBSD-STABLE Mailing List <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>,
	freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Jeremy Chadwick <freebsd@jdc.parodius.com>
Subject: Re: powerd on 8.0, is it considered safe?
X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code <freebsd-stable.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-stable-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-stable-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable>,
	<mailto:freebsd-stable-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:34:14 -0000

<snip all>

I've been running powerd for a while.  Been running it on an ASUS
B202.  It brought my freq down to 100mhz when I checked on it.
Stopping powerd brought the freq up to 1600, and restarting powerd
brought it back to 100mhz eventually.

You might need to load an ACPI module for your system.  Mine would be
acpi_asus.ko if I choose to run it.


I've never seen powerd to cause panics. I'm sure it's possible, but
I've never seen it.


Mark +1 for the success here on this side.