Skip site navigation (1)Skip section navigation (2)
Date:      Sun, 19 Jul 2009 09:43:44 -0400
From:      Boris Kochergin <spawk@acm.poly.edu>
To:        Patrick Lamaiziere <patfbsd@davenulle.org>
Cc:        Rene Schickbauer <cavac@magicbooks.org>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: RFC: powerd Patch & proposed future changes
Message-ID:  <4A632310.60606@acm.poly.edu>
In-Reply-To: <20090706103602.394c463a@baby-jane.lamaiziere.net>
References:  <18510.213.150.228.38.1246864978.squirrel@mail.magicbooks.org> <20090706103602.394c463a@baby-jane.lamaiziere.net>

next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Patrick Lamaiziere wrote:
> Le Mon, 6 Jul 2009 09:22:58 +0200 (CEST),
> "Rene Schickbauer" <cavac@magicbooks.org> a écrit :
>
>   
>> Hi!
>>     
>
> Hello,
>
>   
>> Yesterday i submitted a patch for powerd to set maximum allowed CPU
>> speed for adaptive modes (to keep the system cool and using less
>> power).
>>
>> PR: 136354
>>     
>
> I would like an option to set the minimum allowed CPU speed, instead
> the use of the sysctl debug.cpufreq.lowest.
>   
A while ago, I wrote a patch that adds minimum and maximum frequencies 
to powerd (http://acm.poly.edu/~spawk/powerd/). It was written for and 
tested on 7.0, but I can update it for newer versions if there is any 
interest.
>> Would it also make sense to have powerd run an (optional) user
>> configureable script on ac state change? I'm thinking about things
>> like dimming TFT backlight, on EEE PC turning of the webcam and so on.
>>     
>
> We can do this with devd.
>
> (my 0.42 euro)
> _______________________________________________
> freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list
> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current
> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
>   



Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?4A632310.60606>