Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 22:10:07 +0000 (UTC) From: Alexander Motin <mav@FreeBSD.org> To: cvs-src-old@freebsd.org Subject: cvs commit: src/usr.sbin/powerd powerd.8 powerd.c Message-ID: <200901092210.n09MAF96027412@repoman.freebsd.org>
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Modified files: (Branch: RELENG_7)
usr.sbin/powerd powerd.8 powerd.c
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SVN rev 186982 on 2009-01-09 22:10:07Z by mav
Sync powerd with CURRENT.
1. Make it more SMP polite. Previous version uses average CPU load that
often leads to load underestimation. It make powerd with default
configuration unusable on systems with more then 2 CPUs. I propose to use
summary load instead of average one. IMO this is the best we can do without
specially tuned scheduler. Also as soon as measuring total load on SMP
systems is more useful then total idle, I have switched to it.
2. Make powerd's operation independent from number and size of frequency
levels. I have added internal frequency counter which translated into real
frequencies only on a last stage and only as good as gone. Some systems may
have only several power levels, while others - many of them, so adaptation
time with previous approach was completely different.
3. As part of previous I have changed adaptive mode to rise frequency on
demand up to 2 times and fall on 1/8 per time internal.
4. For desktop (AC-powered) systems I have added one more mode - "hiadaptive".
It rises frequency twice faster, drops it 4 times slower, prefers twice
lower CPU load and has additional delay before leaving the highest frequency
after the period of maximum load. This mode was specially made to improve
interactivity of the systems where operation capabilities are more
significant then power consumption, but keeping maximum frequency all the
time is not needed.
5. I have reduced default polling interval from 1/2 to 1/4 of second.
It is not so important for algorithm math now, but gives better system
interactivity.
6. Restore original frequency on exit.
7. getopt(3) returns -1, not EOF.
Discussed on: mobile@
Revision Changes Path
1.10.2.2 +12 -11 src/usr.sbin/powerd/powerd.8
1.21.2.2 +146 -80 src/usr.sbin/powerd/powerd.c
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