linux-kernel - Re: [RFC][PATCH 2/2] ACPI: handle timer ticks proactively

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Date:	Mon, 16 Oct 2006 00:59:59 -0400
From:	Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>
To:	Adam Belay <abelay@...ell.com>
Cc:	ACPI-ML <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel ML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Dominik Brodowski <linux@...inikbrodowski.net>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH 2/2] ACPI: handle timer ticks proactively

I ran bltk this patch vs 2.6.18.1 on a Dell i6400 Core Duo laptop.
Initial result (1 measurement of each kernel) is that
battery life is unchanged, but response time improves with the new patch.

Summary files attached.

thanks,
-Len

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