From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Nov 30 07:20:02 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 448F3106567C for ; Sun, 30 Nov 2008 07:20:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 268CE8FC1D for ; Sun, 30 Nov 2008 07:20:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id mAU7K1AH061488 for ; Sun, 30 Nov 2008 07:20:01 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id mAU7K1LQ061487; Sun, 30 Nov 2008 07:20:01 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 07:20:01 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200811300720.mAU7K1LQ061487@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Nick Hibma Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EEE4F1065675 for ; Sun, 30 Nov 2008 07:15:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nick@van-laarhoven.org) Received: from hpsmtp-eml17.kpnxchange.com (hpsmtp-eml17.KPNXCHANGE.COM [213.75.38.117]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 934C08FC08 for ; Sun, 30 Nov 2008 07:15:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nick@van-laarhoven.org) Received: from cpsmtp-eml106.kpnxchange.com ([213.75.84.106]) by hpsmtp-eml17.kpnxchange.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:15:32 +0100 Received: from uitsmijter.van-laarhoven.org ([81.207.207.222]) by cpsmtp-eml106.kpnxchange.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:15:31 +0100 Received: (qmail 94493 invoked by uid 98); 30 Nov 2008 07:15:31 -0000 Received: from 10.66.0.133 (nick@10.66.0.133) by uitsmijter.van-laarhoven.org (envelope-from , uid 82) with qmail-scanner-2.01 (clamdscan: 0.92/5270. f-prot: 4.6.7/3.16.15. spamassassin: 3.2.3. Clear:RC:1(10.66.0.133):. Processed in 0.752977 secs); 30 Nov 2008 07:15:31 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO van-laarhoven.org) (nick@10.66.0.133) by uitsmijter.van-laarhoven.org with SMTP; 30 Nov 2008 07:15:30 -0000 Received: (nullmailer pid 4286 invoked by uid 1001); Sun, 30 Nov 2008 07:15:29 -0000 Message-Id: <1228029329.643931.4285.nullmailer@van-laarhoven.org> Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:15:29 +0100 From: Nick Hibma To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Cc: Subject: bin/129287: powerd should grow signals to switch between modes X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 07:20:02 -0000 >Number: 129287 >Category: bin >Synopsis: powerd should grow signals to switch between modes >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sun Nov 30 07:20:01 UTC 2008 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Nick Hibma >Release: FreeBSD 7.1-PRERELEASE i386 >Organization: AnyWi Technologies >Environment: System: FreeBSD hind.van-laarhoven.org 7.1-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 7.1-PRERELEASE #0 r184964MS: Fri Nov 14 22:31:40 CET 2008 root@hind.van-laarhoven.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/HIND i386 >Description: powerd should grow signal handling to trigger it into high and low performance modes. Sending for example USR1 could make it switch between adaptive to minimum and USR2 between adaptive and maximum. That would allow the running in minimum mode while not doing anything big and quickly switching to adaptive mode open office. Or switch to minimum mode when closing the lid. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: