Linux Kernel Suffering Power Management Regression? 186
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Soulskill
from the year-of-linux-on-the-coppertop dept.
from the year-of-linux-on-the-coppertop dept.
An anonymous reader writes "It appears that there's a big power management regression in the Linux kernel for the 2.6.38 and 2.6.39 development releases, including the kernel to ship with Ubuntu 11.04 next week. It's reportedly causing a 10~30% increase in power consumption on many laptop computers."
Re:Only Power Users will notice (Score:5, Insightful)
I think this is something that only Power Users will notice. It's not something important for the common user.
I think a lot of people would notice if their laptop suddenly got a third less battery life.
Excuse me sir, I believe your pun detector is broken.
Re:Overheating probs (Score:5, Insightful)
>you think you need a new machine
Either that or open it up and blow out the dust.
Works wonders for overheating, dontchaknow.
Cheap/easy fixes first. Always.
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BMO
Don't worry! (Score:1, Insightful)
how about basic features (Score:5, Insightful)