linux-kernel - Re: [QUERY] Power consumption on a 2013 MBP

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Date:	Mon, 6 Jan 2014 22:36:30 +0100
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	Ramkumar Ramachandra <artagnon@...il.com>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [QUERY] Power consumption on a 2013 MBP

On Tue 2014-01-07 02:47:18, Ramkumar Ramachandra wrote:
> Pavel Machek wrote:
> > USB usually does that. Try rmmoding hcd(s). If that does not help, try
> > removing other modules. Oh and try without that broadcom-wl driver.
> 
> Unused modules shouldn't consume so much power, no? I suspected
> broadcom-wl, but removing it doesn't help. Instead of shooting in the
> dark, is there some tool that I can use to figure out the culprits?

"Should not". Exactly. Your machine should not consume 20W. It does,
so try rmmoding USB modules, and probably AHCI...

									Pavel
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