linux-kernel - Re: [RFC][PATCH] cpuidle: avoid singing capacitors

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Message-ID: <20080301132924.0dc22b36@mjolnir.drzeus.cx>
Date:	Sat, 1 Mar 2008 13:29:24 +0100
From:	Pierre Ossman <drzeus-list@...eus.cx>
To:	Alan Jenkins <alan-jenkins@...fmail.co.uk>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH] cpuidle: avoid singing capacitors

On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:09:05 -0800 (PST)
Alan Jenkins <alan-jenkins@...fmail.co.uk> wrote:

> Pierre Ossman wrote:
> > Many devices today are of a less than stellar quality, and singing
> > transistors are a common problem. A high-pitch noise is created, caused
> > by power fluctuations as the processor enters and leaves deep sleep at
> > a high frequency.
> 
> Capacitors or transistors?  The subject and the description disagree.
> 

That should teach me to write commit messages when I'm tired... Capacitors is of course the right answer. :)

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