From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 20 02:30:11 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 24EDF10656B8; Sun, 20 Dec 2009 02:30:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from glen.j.barber@gmail.com) Received: from mail-fx0-f227.google.com (mail-fx0-f227.google.com [209.85.220.227]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8A8A78FC0C; Sun, 20 Dec 2009 02:30:10 +0000 (UTC) Received: by fxm27 with SMTP id 27so3872168fxm.3 for ; Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:30:09 -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=On2xeOraoRB5X/DyConUnDoiWtXlPnn27GBznpVKzsI=; b=UZ9a3LhG7/wXZCH6FtKlUoRiUnbfFV4lx4T6boVSceXZCznCqb9U3+TNsk7ROshcMw jgi1UvnlYWyT96qtcjHutFwnFOwynXwm+Xze1xEg6IEgzK2E0HquEfq/IUxwA4tDZ+ff L9q80oPhRg+ze9seNprJpX4Y5wEbkOAWW+bck= 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=WNajNJl+tMYqFIb+vtdw882pxz14sDxf93KnYhU/KW6/78Jmh65o3jutI3JiH4UfRT BUVjBeH5QzKJvhiRzCid+r1wb5jlzCjTx1/WD5yIr4aSDuYbQSpgmiGueHPmTT1usYCT PzGN+5VvR2bFZEl49t498hwVKcuXPeMiu5wrc= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.223.20.210 with SMTP id g18mr7731772fab.9.1261276209621; Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:30:09 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <4B2D8B9C.5030706@FreeBSD.org> References: <4B2D4B53.1060503@FreeBSD.org> <4B2D8B9C.5030706@FreeBSD.org> Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:30:09 -0500 Message-ID: <4ad871310912191830y5a024bceq4eb0a3b39e606ad8@mail.gmail.com> From: Glen Barber To: Doug Barton Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, Paul G Webster Subject: Re: Systems running hot? X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2009 02:30:11 -0000 On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 9:27 PM, Doug Barton wrote: > Paul G Webster wrote: >> tried running powerd on it? > > I was not running powerd, but I just enabled it with: > performance_cx_lowest="HIGH" > performance_cpu_freq="HIGH" > economy_cx_lowest="HIGH" > economy_cpu_freq="HIGH" > > If I'm reading the rc.conf man page correctly, that will give me the > benefit of good performance while at the same time dropping the cpu > frequency and power usage when idle? > > Any other suggestions are welcome. > You can also set settings dependent on the power source: powerd_flags="-a max -b adaptive" would set maximum frequency on AC power, and adapt to usage on battery. You can set percentages as well for each, but to be honest, this isn't solving the real problem here... -- Glen Barber