I'm confused by state0 -- why are usage and time non-zero -- is this due to some residency there during initialization? I don't know if I like the looks of 2^32 - 1 as the power number... -Len [root@t61 cpuidle]# cat /proc/acpi/processor/CPU0/power active state: C0 max_cstate: C8 bus master activity: 00000000 maximum allowed latency: 2000000000 usec states: C1: type[C1] promotion[--] demotion[--] latency[001] usage[00000000] duration[00000000000000000000] C2: type[C2] promotion[--] demotion[--] latency[001] usage[00000161] duration[00000000000000018522] C3: type[C3] promotion[--] demotion[--] latency[017] usage[00088238] duration[00000000002957934702] [root@t61 cpuidle]# grep . */* state0/desc:CPUIDLE CORE POLL IDLE state0/latency:0 state0/name:C0 state0/power:4294967295 state0/time:11623 state0/usage:6 state1/desc:ACPI FFH INTEL MWAIT 0x0 state1/latency:1 state1/name:C1 state1/power:1000 state1/time:0 state1/usage:0 state2/desc:ACPI FFH INTEL MWAIT 0x10 state2/latency:1 state2/name:C2 state2/power:500 state2/time:5104 state2/usage:163 state3/desc:ACPI FFH INTEL MWAIT 0x20 state3/latency:17 state3/name:C3 state3/power:250 state3/time:830738297 state3/usage:89280 of course this isnt' new with this patch -- 2.6.25-rc1 looks as below: [root@t61 cpuidle]# cat /proc/acpi/processor/CPU0/power active state: C0 max_cstate: C8 bus master activity: 00000000 maximum allowed latency: 2000000000 usec states: C1: type[C1] promotion[--] demotion[--] latency[001] usage[00000000] duration[00000000000000000000] C2: type[C2] promotion[--] demotion[--] latency[001] usage[00000202] duration[00000000000000028172] C3: type[C3] promotion[--] demotion[--] latency[017] usage[00026011] duration[00000000000264174466] [root@t61 cpuidle]# grep . */* state0/latency:0 state0/name:C0 (poll idle) state0/power:4294967295 state0/time:35713 state0/usage:6 state1/latency:1 state1/name:C1 state1/power:1000 state1/time:0 state1/usage:0 state2/latency:1 state2/name:C2 state2/power:500 state2/time:7771 state2/usage:203 state3/latency:17 state3/name:C3 state3/power:250 state3/time:74950731 state3/usage:26286 and 2.6.24 showed no C0, as expected. [root@t61 cpuidle]# cat /proc/acpi/processor/CPU0/power active state: C0 max_cstate: C8 bus master activity: 00000000 maximum allowed latency: 2000 usec states: C1: type[C1] promotion[--] demotion[--] latency[001] usage[00000030] duration[00000000000000000000] C2: type[C2] promotion[--] demotion[--] latency[001] usage[00000714] duration[00000000000000531448] C3: type[C3] promotion[--] demotion[--] latency[017] usage[00020563] duration[00000000000168147357] [root@t61 cpuidle]# grep . */* state0/latency:1 state0/name:C1 state0/power:1000 state0/time:0 state0/usage:30 state1/latency:1 state1/name:C2 state1/power:500 state1/time:148317 state1/usage:719 state2/latency:17 state2/name:C3 state2/power:250 state2/time:48238649 state2/usage:21034 [root@t61 cpuidle]# - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-acpi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html