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From: Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Check CPU for throttling
Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 12:46:02
Message-Id: 3393962.V57R4TpDd6@localhost
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Check CPU for throttling by Helmut Jarausch
1 On Tuesday 10 May 2011 08:27:42 Helmut Jarausch wrote:
2 > On 05/10/2011 02:36:33 AM, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote:
3 > > On Sunday 08 May 2011 12:59:57 Helmut Jarausch wrote:
4 > > > On 05/08/2011 11:21:06 AM, Florian Philipp wrote:
5 > > >
6 > > > sys-process/atop shows current CPU freqency
7 > > > I use it to check the effect of sys-power/powernowd
8 > >
9 > > why are you using powernowd?
10 >
11 > Why not? It's a daemon which reduces the CPU speed under certain
12 > circumstances.
13
14 just like the kernel. Only the kernel does it better.
15
16 > This not only saves power but it reduce the noise produced by the fan.
17
18 fanspeed - if you have a pwm fan.
19
20 Seriously, powernowd is so not needed. Just built a kernel with ondemand cpu
21 governor. You are done.

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Re: [gentoo-user] Check CPU for throttling Helmut Jarausch <jarausch@××××××××××××××××.de>