linux-kernel - Regression of Sandy Bridge Power Management

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Date:	Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:21:10 +0100
From:	Joakim Reinert <mail@...inert.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Regression of Sandy Bridge Power Management

Hello,

i was requested to send a bugreport concerning a regression of the Sandy
Bridge power management. I know for sure that power consumption can be
as low as 8 Watts on my system (for which i will attach hardware specs)
but on all kernels i have tested (mainly >= 3.6 and <= 3.8.rc1) powertop
reports discharge rates reaching from 12 to 30 watts in idle. I know for
a fact that at least 3.0.57 keeps the power consumption in check.

Thanks for looking into this!

P.s.: The attached file contains the output of lshw. The smartest thing
to do would probably be to grep for the relevant information.

Kind regards

Joakim Reinert

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